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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas
I would really rather that the Bank of America Center stay and not even be renovated. The Bank of America Center is Austin's best example of international style architecture. I like the idea of keeping the Bank of America Center for the same reason that I do not like twin towers. It's because I like variety and diversity when it comes to architecture. Austin didn't really start to develop its skyline until the 80s, so we have very little in the way of much architecture from before that era. We have a lot of post modernism (One American Center, One Congress Plaza, 100 Congress), but not much else. We also have fewer buildings than other cities, and fewer from farther back since Austin was so small. Our skyline now is comparable to some big cities, but 50 years ago our skyline was tiny compared to their's. I wouldn't want to lose the Bank of America Center for the same reason I wouldn't want to lose the Norwood Tower or the Littlefield Building. They're each very good examples of the architectural style of their day. And while we do have the Chase Bank Tower and Dobie Center which were also from the same era as the Bank of America Center, they've been renovated and so they no longer appear as they originally did. Their architectural style was altered. It would be like renovating the Norwood Tower and putting a shiny glass facade on it. |
Ummm...Hasn't BOA already been renovated once? Wasn't it an ugly gold before? Or am I thinking of another building.
Also I completely agree with Syndic...these buildings are terrible for the "new urbanism" principles we advocate for on this forum. The have sentimental value, and will always be there...but I am glad we have wholly moved away from that type of downtown development.
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