^ One could argue that using limestone to clad a building itself is cutting corners. After all, those old limestone towers are actually held up by steel & concrete, not by the limestone facades which are often made to appear load-bearing. If you want real quality then look at the old castles of Europe or the Great Pyramids of Egypt, which are about as honest as one can be with the use of stone materials.
So what's the big deal? People have been doing this throughout history. Somehow I feel that future generations will still value buildings like this for what it is, and how it fits into the Chicago of 2008 with all of its peculiarities
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