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Originally Posted by jsbrook
Neither 432 Park nor CPT are extraordinary towers. I've not heard any member of the architecture community and few average joes who think they are. Both are inferior to the top residential towers going up right now.
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While I agree, and the same goes for Tower Fifth (and 1 Vandy, and likely Chase Tower), I don't understand the point.
Re. architecture, like 99.9% of towers won't be the "best," like a 111 W57. The vast majority of towers will be "fine", not spectacular, not horrendous, simply adhering to the zoning envelope with minor tweaks in materials, quality, and style.
We kinda already know what, say, Extell's upcoming 5th Ave. tower looks like before we have any renderings (likely tall, boxy, glassy, high quality but corporate, with large retail base). It won't be as good as 111 W57, but nor will it look like something out of Pyongyang.