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DowntownCharlieBrown · #**4281** Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 10:11 PM**

^^I hope this version is built, too. The other versions are far too safe and a little too similar to the building next door.

FIDM Proposal - Safe Version

Photo Credit: RTKL.com

This is for a design school, right? I would think they would want something a little bold. I'm sure money plays into the equation, but I'd like to see something very different that will really gives this school some exposure that says "hey, we are a school of creativity". I don't know if those large windows are a result of an interior functions, or if they are randomly attached, but I like them. They add interest.

BrandonJXN · #**4282** Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 10:16 PM**

I agree. I've always been a fan of buildings with little odd quirks. I really hope FIDM goes with the funky building over the nice but boring design.

Now if only something would be proposed on the other corner of 9th and Fig.

Patrick · #**4283** Posted **Apr 5, 2008, 12:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by DowntownCharlieBrown

FIDM Proposal - Safe Version

Photo Credit: RTKL.com

I actually like this design much better than the funky one, it compliments, well, everything around it, and I love the whole cluster it, the Hanover, and Concerto make up.

Echo Park · #**4284** Posted **Apr 5, 2008, 4:06 AM**

i like the podum on the ''safe'' version but i love the colors and angular lines on the bolder version.

erickg47 · #**4285** Posted **Apr 5, 2008, 6:44 AM**

I went to FIDM and I'm familiar with the school in and out, and i feel that the quirky design suits the school's image well. This is one alum's opinion.

Tanster · #**4286** Posted **Apr 5, 2008, 6:52 AM**

I like the base looks interesting. Tho I would go with the funky design but at the same time I like the glassy look also. The best it the density and the retail that its going to bring FOUR towers in one BLOCK since when does that happen in L.A

LosAngelesBeauty · #**4287** Posted **Apr 5, 2008, 8:12 AM**

^ I like the funky version for FIDM. Whether people like it or not, it is sure to pique people's curiosity when they walk by. "What's in there?" It'll make sense to them when they find out it's a design school inside.

LAofAnaheim · #**4288** Posted **Apr 5, 2008, 8:42 AM**

^ I'm more impressed with Concerto in the background of FIDM tower...yes, the block will look fantastic!

milquetoast · #**4289** Posted **Apr 5, 2008, 9:13 AM**

Concerto is quite the project

DowntownCharlieBrown · #**4290** Posted **Apr 5, 2008, 9:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by erickg47

I went to FIDM and I'm familiar with the school in and out, and i feel that the quirky design suits the school's image well. This is one alum's opinion.

Hello erickg47,

Any inside info, perhaps something in the Alumni Newsletter as to when this thing might break ground?

JDRCRASH · #**4291** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 4:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by ThreeHundred

I seriously hope this version of FIDM gets built.

Exactly which one?

JDRCRASH · #**4292** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 4:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Patrick

I actually like this design much better than the funky one, it compliments, well, everything around it, and I love the whole cluster it, the Hanover, and Concerto make up.

Yeah, I do, too. It's looks like it could fit in the best.

Downtown Los Angeles · #**4293** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 4:45 AM**

and what is this called?

JDRCRASH · #**4294** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 4:46 AM**

South Park skyline escalating overnight

by Stephen Friday on April 4, 2008

Years of ground breaking announcements, delays and deep excavation work have led up to this point in South Park’s development boom.

As 717 Olympic receives its final touches for a spring opening, rapid visual progress on three other nearby residential projects is changing the look of the neighborhood overnight.

Meruelo Maddux’s 35-story highrise is now a substantial presence on the block at a full 18 stories. Phase one of Astani Enterprise’s twin Concerto tower development is starting to catch the attention of pedestrians and motorists as it sails passed 7 levels to reach 30 by early next year.

Walking the blocks of Figueroa between 9th and Olympic these days between all the cranes, rebar and construction fencing, one can imagine what Bunker Hill was like back in the 80s and early-90s as glass and steel began to redefine the streetscape to make way for corporate offices.

Twenty years later, we’re finally getting it right.

JDRCRASH · #**4295** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 4:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by Downtown Los Angeles

and what is this called?

What is what called? Please clarify what your talking about. If your talking about the Building we were talking about just now, its called the "FIDM Tower"

BTW, welcome to Skyscraperpage(SSP)!

Echo Park · #**4296** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 5:06 AM**

whoa is colemonkee a forum mod now?

Echo Park · #**4297** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 5:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by JDRCRASH

Exactly which one?

the one on the right is the best one.

JDRCRASH · #**4298** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 5:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by Echo Park

whoa is colemonkee a forum mod now?

Apparantly so. And with good reason. This thread needs to be scanned over every now and then because alot of times when posts are reported, nobody answers. Maybe that will change.

JDRCRASH · #**4299** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 5:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by Echo Park

the one on the right is the best one.

The reason why I like the one mentioned by DowntownCharlieBrown is that it resembles 717 Olympic/Hanover.

Echo Park · #**4300** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 5:15 AM**

yes just what DTLA needs a bunch of hanover clones