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Old Posted Apr 17, 2018, 7:16 PM
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Also, what you see as far as the parallels to China are their showpieces which many of them happen to be designed by US firms, many of them from Chicago actually.
I'm well aware of that - those Chicago firms were catering specifically to their clients. They've also done work in Dubai and NYC and provide variety based on locale.

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This is more of Adrian Smith copying themselves or other cohort firms more than anything else. And while it sucks it's not totally unique to the world, it's still unique to the US and represents an evolution of Chicago's skyline 100%.
Evolution by copying China. Sure, and now all Hong Kong needs is an Empire State Building and Sears Tower clone so they can continue to evolve...
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