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Old Posted May 9, 2019, 7:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Zerton View Post
^For sure, it is an improvement. If this is also a Foster building like 270 maybe Foster realized that there is a benefit in providing a public space under a cantilever and it’s actually a good idea in practice rather than just something he was forced to do (as he was at 270 Park). Like a contemporary Lever House or Seagram.
More an issue of maximizing the floorplates of the lower floors. These new towers of sizeable lots will have to incorporate these plazas (Rudin's tower already has a plaza).


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