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Originally Posted by Sigaven
It's not just Austin. It's the prevailing trend pretty much everywhere, save for super high starchitect buildings. Austin just doesn't have the money here yet for such buildings.
It sucks that this is what passes for "design" these days, but I guess that's the fault of architects not Austin.
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Yeah exactly - look at Brooklyn:
It actually looks from the elevation that the staggered pattern here is created by indentations in the glass, not alternating metal panels, at least on everything but the northern facade. So I don't think this will end up looking much like the Westin or Marriott at all. At the very least it's a way to add interest to what would otherwise be a flat glass curtain wall.
The folded/rounded southeast corner of this building looks like it will bring something new to Austin.