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Old Posted Jun 9, 2015, 11:15 PM
winlinmac001 winlinmac001 is offline
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I agree, the re-design technically ignores the memorial and looks dull in appearance, and its main architectural features face away from the site.

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Originally Posted by jbermingham123 View Post
the sloping on foster's design was the most important part of the complex, architecturally speaking, in my opinion. The sloped roof brings the entire complex together by facing toward the memorial. It also was the only break in a chain of four flat-roofed buildings.

Literally the only thing big needs to do is slope the roof to the southeast a little bit. It is a tiny change but it is absolutely vital
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