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patriotizzy · #**221** Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 9:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by JSsocal

It looks cool in an evil-empire sort of way.

lol, it sort of looks like something you'd see constructed in North Korea.

LanvinHomme · #**222** Posted **Jan 3, 2011, 6:42 AM**

I love it! but why white

. I know its a hospital but why WHITE?! A silver-ish color would of been great or red lol.

sentinel · #**223** Posted **Jan 4, 2011, 12:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by patriotizzy

lol, it sort of looks like something you'd see constructed in North Korea.

You're just jealous

I think it's a pretty — shape - most hospitals are still pretty rectilinear, but this one is definitely unique, there's no denying that..

patriotizzy · #**224** Posted **Jan 4, 2011, 1:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by sentinel

You're just jealous

I think it's a pretty — shape - most hospitals are still pretty rectilinear, but this one is definitely unique, there's no denying that..

No, I love the new hospital! I was talking about the black building in the last picture

ChiTownCity · #**225** Posted **Jan 4, 2011, 1:57 AM**

^ I think he was refering to that uic building... atleast its not half as bad as the majority of those commieblocks in china...

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Originally Posted by LanvinHomme

I love it! but why white

. I know its a hospital but why WHITE?! A silver-ish color would of been great or red lol.

And Yes!!! Silver would have worked prefectly imo. not grey but a metallic silver or hell a shiny apple red would've looked great.

sentinel · #**226** Posted **Jan 4, 2011, 3:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by patriotizzy

No, I love the new hospital! I was talking about the black building in the last picture

I misread, my bad - apologies patriotizzy

There is this new Cancer hospital in Cleveland that also has a very distinctive shape to it - it 'bells' out towards the bottom in a very graceful curve; I think it's perhaps 10 stories? I find it interesting that health-care is finally realizing the benefits of unique or different approaches to space-programming in the design of new facilities - the gigantic new Silver Cross hospital in New Lenox is also a good example (almost looks like a huge four-leaf clover in plan)..

Nowhereman1280 · #**227** Posted **Jan 5, 2011, 12:38 AM**

No, screw silver. There are all kinds of silver buildings and very few white ones. The last thing we need is another boring silver building.

ChicagoChicago · #**228** Posted **Jan 5, 2011, 4:29 PM**

The additions have been white (at least they used to be white). White insinuates sterility. I think the building is gorgeous just the way it is.

J_M_Tungsten · #**229** Posted **Jan 5, 2011, 4:44 PM**

^^^ when its new, yes. After a couple of years, not so clean anymore. The new ortho buiding already has a lot of dirt over the white panels. I'm wondering how they can clean it though.

Nowhereman1280 · #**230** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 1:09 AM**

^^^ The building I work in is made of glass and metal panels and the window washers just wipe it all down and squeegee everything, metal plates and all.

Also, tell Milwaukee that white buildings get dirty easily. Milwaukee has more white buildings in any one spot than I've seen anywhere else. Even the brick there is creme instead of red. The Milwaukee Art Museum, US Bank Tower, 6th Street Bridge, University Club Tower, Amtrak Station (this is right next to diesel spewing trains mind you), Pier Wisconsin Building, and many others are all still perfectly white...

Rizzo · #**231** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 1:48 AM**

I'm not sure who makes the metal panels on this building, Centria maybe? Anyway, they clean up nice. Indeed, rough and textures surfaces tend to hide dirt more...but when you construct something as clean and sleek looking as this building, it's just a reality that every so often you clean the walls as well. But yeah, I've noticed the other buildings, they REALLY need to be washed

ChicagoChicago · #**232** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 5:17 PM**

^^^
The do need to be cleaned, and they probably will be. They are likely waiting for the construction related dust to subside a little.

J_M_Tungsten · #**233** Posted **Jan 20, 2011, 9:20 PM**

1-20
Decorative screening going up on the mechanical floors.

Alliance · #**234** Posted **Jan 20, 2011, 11:46 PM**

SWEETNESS! You can still see some of that green.

Nowhereman1280 · #**235** Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 2:54 AM**

What an excellent building! Turning out extremely well.

Busy Bee · #**236** Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 2:58 AM**

I kinda liked the green by itself.

patriotizzy · #**237** Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 7:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Busy Bee

I kinda liked the green by itself.

I think that bright green by itself would be too much.

Nowhereman1280 · #**238** Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 10:00 PM**

Was the green intentional?

Aleks · #**239** Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 10:51 PM**

yeah that green would not go well with this building. love the way they added color while keeping it toned down though. those metallic coverings are really sweet to the eye!

Venom · #**240** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 4:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by trvlr70

^^^^^
I hope I get sick so I can have that view from my hospital bed.

I was in-patient at Children's hospital for about a week and I had a great view of the skyline