[Suiram]

Late to the party, but:

1. Comparing this design to many of the Chinese towers is insulting as the level of contextualism is far better here. There are details that reflect its surroundings far better than the monoliths in China that sit alone as a shining beacon for some developer's New CBD or whatever. Maybe you can argue they will be VE'ed but lets get disappointed when it happens. I'd say even the overall shape is unique to the Chinese examples or Korean examples shared. It has curves. It tapers, but the form is more interesting with the way the north and south sides interact with the east and west.

2. Its totally reasonable to compare it to maybe a few of the better Asian supertalls, but there is no need to be insulted. Where are supertalls being built over the past 15 years? China and Middle East. People disappointed are basically saying they are disappointed with modern supertalls. To claim that every non-US supertall is ugly or uninspired is kind of silly.

3. Calling it generic seems awfully stupid. We live in the real world not on the internet where we can click between images of a dozen cities at a moments notice. In the real world, in Chicago, in the US, there is nothing that looks anything like this. It will bring something new to the skyline while having details that reflect its neighbors. Even when people tried to find Asian comparisons, none are fit into such an iconic location. Part of whats unique here is that very rarely can you build a modern supertall adjacent to multiple icons high rises from previous eras along a protected view corridor out towards a beautiful lakefront. Most supertalls look dropped from the sky. This will be unique regardless of whether you think it will fit into its surrounding or overpower it.


4. I still really have a hard time understanding how someone can call something generic that is 1400' and the 2nd tallest building in Chicago. If someone built a 700' undetailed glass box it could be argued its a bit generic. A 1400' undetailed glass box that towers over its surroundings would be surreal and unique...not generic (not suggesting this is necessarily a good idea). Scale changes things. And I would love to check back in with people after this is built (if its built), standing in City Front Plaza or at the Wrigley building and see if you can still call it generic looking up at it.