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Originally Posted by Dylan Dude
Why didn't you include Trump Tower? I think Trump Tower looks the best out of all 4 of Chicago's 1,100-1,200 footers
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No, the Hancock is hands down the best supertall in Chicago. It's a radical, revolutionary building that set the bar for the Modern era of supertall construction. Pretty much everything since then has followed in it's mould.
It's also aesthetically perfect and philosophically pure from a design perspective. It's the perfect incarnation of structural expression and form follows function.
All you have to observe in a debate of Trump vs Hancock is that the JHC was so perfect that no one could find a better way to elevate cars into a podium (which is also seamlessly and perfectly handled unlike Trump) in the 40 years between the two. The JHC helix ramp was so perfect in 1969 that the Trump just copy and pasted it in 2009...
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