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drummer · #**2861** Posted **Aug 11, 2022, 3:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by We vs us

For a medium sized city, we've got so many space-aged shapes in our skyline -- Google Sail, The Independent, and Indeed Tower are the main ones, but of course the Republic, and 98RR are going to just add a bunch of weird/cool shapes to the mix, too.

Don't forget the Capitol dome. It is genuinely a cool feature to the skyline as well. #notabox

Armybrat · #**2862** Posted **Aug 11, 2022, 4:50 PM**

Frost Bank has the most distinctive crown of the modern buildings IMO.

AusTex · #**2863** Posted **Aug 11, 2022, 5:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by We vs us

For a medium sized city, we've got so many space-aged shapes in our skyline -- Google Sail, The Independent, and Indeed Tower are the main ones, but of course the Republic, and 98RR are going to just add a bunch of weird/cool shapes to the mix, too.

Just harking back to the old saying, just "Keeping Austin Weird" in a real good way.

bobbywest87 · #**2864** Posted **Aug 11, 2022, 6:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Armybrat

Frost Bank has the most distinctive crown of the modern buildings IMO.

If only it were about 200 ft taller. It’s going to get buried behind some of the taller surrounding buildings someday soon.

We vs us · #**2865** Posted **Aug 11, 2022, 6:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by AusTex

Just harking back to the old saying, just "Keeping Austin Weird" in a real good way.

Absolutely true.

Block 16 is another. And The Perennial is going to make us look like a Flash Gordon serial from the '20s with all those wraparound deco balconies.

Urbannizer · #**2866** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 1:25 AM**

clubtokyo · #**2867** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 1:49 AM**

Holy shit this thing looks huge from a sidewalk.

myBrain · #**2868** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 4:19 AM**

Source: https://www.instagram.com/jtype/

Jdawgboy · #**2869** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 3:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

This is my favorite view of this tower. I love how the angled section creates the effect where the wings look like they are at different angles. It's gonna look awesome when it's fully clad in glass.

My least favorite view is north, northwest. Despite the height, the building still looks kinda squatty and stretched horizontally. It's just bulky which I know several have mentioned they like. South view is decent but not as cool as the west facing side.

IluvATX · #**2870** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 4:19 PM**

This is the tallest UC tower outside NYC in the US..

ohhey · #**2871** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 6:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

This is my favorite view of this tower. I love how the angled section creates the effect where the wings look like they are at different angles. It's gonna look awesome when it's fully clad in glass.

My least favorite view is north, northwest. Despite the height, the building still looks kinda squatty and stretched horizontally. It's just bulky which I know several have mentioned they like. South view is decent but not as cool as the west facing side.

Completely agree. That view really accentuates the building's angles. I'm actually surprised by how much I'm digging it. I've been thinking the tower design is a bit of a bore despite its height, but this view from the west might change my mind.

myBrain · #**2872** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 6:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by IluvATX

This is the tallest UC tower outside NYC in the US..

So potentially we will have the top two then once 98RR gets going? To my awareness there's another supertall in Miami gearing up, but otherwise is that it?

N90 · #**2873** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 6:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by myBrain

So potentially we will have the top two then once 98RR gets going? To my awareness there's another supertall in Miami gearing up, but otherwise is that it?

98RR is now under construction. We do have 2 of the top 10 and that doesn’t even include the Republic.

myBrain · #**2874** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 7:10 PM**

The crazy thing for me, living north-central and spending most of my time around N Lamar, Burnet, and Airport, is how often this thing appears and how big it seems. Driving around in this area you can catch glimpses of the Austonian or Indy and recently even 44E, but downtown always felt far away (and given that the grid here is off-center from downtown's, it wasn't always clear exactly where due-south and DT were). Now 6x is a fixture in some south-facing views and it really increases the feeling that you're in a big city. 98RR is just going to be a constant presence throughout much of the city.