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Originally Posted by Boerumer
I agree with Zerton, cantilevers can be lovely when done right, perhaps it's just the renderings on this (they always tend to exaggerate) but this one has the childishness of "look Ma, no hands!" rather than form follows function. It appears unstable and if the official renderings are correct, mars the view of the area imho. That said, the details are gorgeous and it doesn't need a post-trendy, played-out "off kilter boxes" aesthetic to be stunning. There's a difference between clever and arrogant, I certainly wouldn't be upset
if it's built, more disappointed at the missed opportunity.
I don't know about anyone else, but the only time I want to see a building that appears unstable is at an amusement park or World's Expo.
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Nonsense. The angle that shows the stepped back profile is distorted a little. If it’s a littke “arrogant’ to get us a distinctive design, especially in an area that could use one, then so be it. If it were just another tall, glass blue box, people would be bitchin about that. But save your worry until the tower is actually selected to be built.
For me, I have no problem with it at all. Didnt have a problem with BIG’s version at 2 WTC, and no problem here. It’s people with your thinking that worry the Steinway tower is going to tip over.
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