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Originally Posted by CGII
Holy cow, how did I miss these? looks like I've got some diagram work to do. Block 12 is such a great way to terminate Water Street. it really looks like Water just kind of dies off from around Red Arrow Park.
By the way, I'm starting to notice some running themes in proposed architecture around here: Does anyone notice the similarities between the US Bank sister tower, Block 12, and the new Ovation Plaza? And for that matter, University Club, the Art Museum and Pier Wisconsin?
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I missed these too!
Yeah, I noticed that theme forming a while ago, I think I pointed it out too. You can also add some infrastructure to the list of University Club, Art Museum, and Pier Wisconsin. The Sixth street bridge, the new Amtrak Station and even the Detailing on the Marquette Interchange project all follow that sorta futurist/neo-art deco/modern design pattern of U-club, the art museum, and Pier Wisconsin, Heck, to an extent even US bank matches in its enormous white hulkieness!
You could probably add Kilbourn Tower to the US Bank2, Block 12, and Ovation Plaza list as well.
That Block 12 building is really exciting, between it and the Ruvin Building and other future Park East developments there will be a pretty nice extension of the downtown area to the north, hopefully eventually proving a complete link between the retail and entertainment areas of Water Street with those of Brady Street and that whole area. Ruvin and Block 12 will also provide a decent extension of the skyline and hopefully add density to the skyline from several different angles.
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