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Originally Posted by 1487
that seems unlikely this close to rittenhouse. I think we have a few glass towers in the residential hi rise stable completed recently- I think it might be nice to have something that is a bit more traditional. A better, taller version of 10 rittenhouse.
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But why? Rittenhouse Square has a myriad of architectural styles representing several eras. You can have glass tower and still respect the Square. Look at 500 Walnut. That wouldn't look good on Rittenhouse?
And saying Rittenhouse Square must be fronted by traditional buildings is like saying all buildings in Old City have to have red brick. It's boring!
But our opinions are just that. What's more important than architectural style - and I'm sure we can agree on this - is the quality of materials. A traditional building built with quality materials (like say 15 Central Park West or what we think 1601 Vine will look like) is always welcome!
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