Yeah, the design is no longer twisted it seems, but its sleeker and overall less clunky looking. This futuristic looking tower is my favorite so far. Here's my favorite towers in HY ranked for design preference
1) 3 HY - Overall the highest quality tower in every way so far. Worthy of the 21st century. Graceful and highly contemporary.
2) 30 & 10 HY - Tallest and the most iconic (30) modern designs but a bit fat and clunky and 30 HY looks overbearing and unwelcoming from the 10th avenue side. Nice nautical theme to the design with the sails/ship bow which reflects the river setting.
3) 15 HY - NY needs some more buildings that take inspiration from organic forms and the shed is novel. The curvature is a nice change of pace from what will be mostly angular buildings in the vicinity.
4) Spiral - A daring take on a traditional box - imagination is a plus. Ingles is a man who isn't afraid to shake up things.
5) 35 HY - Nice curved top but I give it a minus for being too boxy and heavy down low. Seems like this one got value engineered to oblivion from what it was.
6) 50 HY - Just a massive glass box with a setback. Too simple and bulky although nice glass. Facade is just simple squares and could have been more interesting. One of Foster's poorer efforts. Far too expensive for what you get in terms of design. A Missed opportunity.
7) 55 HY - The worst because it's just a Meis Van Der Rohe lazy rehash with a facade gimmick, and far too short - a missed opportunity. Black boxes were interesting at one point, but it's no longer 1975. Get with the times.
Last edited by aquablue; Sep 4, 2017 at 11:44 AM.
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