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Old Posted Sep 8, 2008, 5:47 PM
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Completely agree with that.



Chicago 3rd, I'm not sure what you are getting at. Why would anyone even think of changing the bridge towers?
As for the gaps, those are to stay. The only thing that would ever fill that is some sort of caulking. A good architect trying to convey a real facade made of stone would have each unit "wrap around" the corner since stone cladding (even if it's a thin veneer) has some sort of thickness to it. The precast manufacturer figured they could minimize the appearance of joints by mitering the edges at the corners. Well....wrong...the exposure is clear as day, and it looks like crap IMO.
My photo is in reference to folks who seem to think this buildings style came out of no where.
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