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^^^ This earlier rendering that MOPIdaho just re-posted is pretty handsome. From what I've seen of the built product itself, it looks much more opaque and considerably less reflective and light than the picture these renderings paint.

IMO the first iteration of the art/bling tiles would have been a better choice. Hindsight is 20/20, of course, but having them interspersed in a repeating pattern sort of sucks the life out of the whole project and reinforces the lackluster/monotonous qualities of the rest of the tower. I think the tiles-getting-lighter-going-up motif would have suggested a more intentional, less perfunctory, artfulness/playfulness on the part of the designers. The tiles also wrap around the corner of the building in this rendering, whereas in later renderings and on the built version they're more like stripes.

Thumbs up for what I've seen of the street level, though.