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Originally Posted by Milksteak
If this gets built to the designs posted on the first page, it may end up being one of my favorite projects. The design is completely unique to Philadelphia and the height/location will have a massive impact on the skyline. I wouldn't want too many abstract buildings going up, but the one will make for a beautiful contrast with the surrounding landscape.
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While this is still very early in this site's development cycle, I have to believe that we are going to see some daring architecture here. There are only two ways to achieve this block's potential:
1. A two-phase project that replaces the firehouse in the first phase, or
2. A project that capitalizes on the air rights above the firehouse.
Any project that goes the route of (2) will require some daring structural engineering (cantilevering) which in turn demands daring architecture. And Brandywine has proven they can do daring quite well.
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