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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Actually, it just seems like you are woefully unfamiliar with Adrian Smith, his work, and his entire design philosophy.
If you had a clue of what you were talking about, these things would be glaringly obvious to you.
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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown
Do you really not know that Equitable is unique among Miesian highrises for its bronze finishes? That Tribune Tower is unique among neoclassical buildings for its flying buttresses? That NBC Tower is unique among postmodern buildings for its shoutout to both Tribune Tower and Rockefeller Center? That Adrian Smith is the architect of NBC—and also the master of subtle nods to a building's historic context?
I take it you were the kid in the back of English class saying "she's crazy. It's just a book about life on a whaling ship. I don't know what this allegory crap even means."
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Sorry. Still seems like a weak effort to pair these two buildings together when they simply don't pair together. Reminds me of the wine experts that in a blind test can't tell the difference between a $6 and a $60 bottle of wine. When you put the Tribune Tower and this new building side by side, you really have to make stretches to say the new building "compliments" or "pays homage" to the Tribune Tower or any other building around it. I know I'm ruffling feathers, so I'll cool it, but I just don't see or agree with what you guys are saying.
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