This building is going to be so — sweet when its done! Just look at how — the balconies look and we aren't even close to the most dramatic ones yet!
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Yes, so are strip malls...wait, what you have just proposed IS a giant strip mall.
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No, Strip malls have parking lots in front of them, therefore not a strip mall.
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I think it looks very unsophisticated.
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Who says we should be looking to appear sophisticated? That's exactly why I live here and not the Coasts, I can't stand all the arrogant "sophistication" —. Things should be done because they make sense, not because they look good, unless looking good makes sense, like we see with Aqua's balconies...
The arguement that podiums destroy density is largely invalid since they have no real effect on FAR. Notice you never see Podiums on office buildings, that's because people want to have their views preserved and no Chicagoan wants to live below the 20th floor anyhow. Therefore they just use the FAR gained from the podium and make the tower taller and skinnier, like Aqua. So no, this doesn't have any effect on density, it in fact encourages taller buildings that let more light filter in and preserve our views of all the pretty buildings while not destroying density.
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