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Busy Bee · #1 Posted **Mar 24, 2015, 8:59 PM**

I'd be satisfied if they completely through out this ridiculous design and started over from scratch.

Zapatan · #2 Posted **Mar 25, 2015, 12:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by Busy Bee

I'd be satisfied if they completely through out this ridiculous design and started over from scratch.

Something simple with maybe a slight curve or taper would be awesome like say, the Waldorf Astoria project

. It's similar height too. I would honestly almost prefer something boxy to this though, I like the design to a certain extent but not so much for Chicago.

munchymunch · #3 Posted **Mar 25, 2015, 12:26 AM**

I don't think it would look good here. Parallel to Michigan, with added retail, on the wabash block, would look cool.

wierdaaron · #4 Posted **Mar 25, 2015, 4:51 PM**

The site workers people thought they saw for this project were most likely for GEMS Phase 2, which broke ground this week.

lu9 · #5 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 2:46 PM**

First public meeting announced...

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2...ello-to-wanda/

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If you’d like to offer your opinion on the project, the meeting is being held at 6pm on Monday, April 13th, 2015 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel (221 North Columbus Drive) in the Atlantic Ballroom. Get there early, and expect this public meeting to be packed.

munchymunch · #6 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 2:54 PM**

Very excited for more images.

rlw777 · #7 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 3:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by lu9

First public meeting announced...

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2...ello-to-wanda/

Fantastic

Kngkyle · #8 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 6:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by lu9

First public meeting announced...

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2...ello-to-wanda/

Nice. I should be able to make it to that.

munchymunch · #9 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 9:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by lu9

First public meeting announced...

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2...ello-to-wanda/

I wanna live stream.

Chicago_Forever · #10 Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 9:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by lu9

First public meeting announced...

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2...ello-to-wanda/

For some reason I was up at around 4am this morning and started watching Good Day Chicago on Fox and they reported on Wanda. They reported that this meeting had taken place last night, lol...wtf? They also had the old rendering on the screen which has the tallest portion of the tower to the east.

I know the meeting is scheduled for Monday the 13th but was there any sort of public meeting on this last night or was the news just making shit up again?

BVictor1 · #11 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 7:30 PM**

Will definately be there. Should be fun.

Zapatan · #12 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 8:10 PM**

Nice to know this project could move forward

ardecila · #13 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 10:10 PM**

The massing of this isn't any "weirder" than Sears or 2Pru. Just because the sides aren't vertical doesn't make this some Chinese blob.

More importantly, the details of this tower will be designed with a care and sensitivity that very few of those Chinese towers have.

Steely Dan · #14 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 10:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

More importantly, the details of this tower will be designed with a care and sensitivity that very few of those Chinese towers have.

if the detailing turns out anything like the image below (ie. not VE'd to hell and back), i will have no qualms with this tower adding its own dialogue to the chicago skyline discussion.

as for the massing, i think the three big, awkward, blocky setbacks are very chicago in a sears tower kind of way. it's certainly not pretty; it's just strong, and a bit clumsy, just like sears.

http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs...er%20Close.jpg

munchymunch · #15 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 10:20 PM**

I mean this is more Chicago like, than the Trump Tower. IMO. I really don't get why you have a problem with it. This one is the best supertall proposal Chicago has had besides the Waldorf.

Also the the Trump is 10x tackier than this.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #16 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 11:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by munchymunch

I mean this is more Chicago like, than the Trump Tower. IMO. I really don't get why you have a problem with it. This one is the best supertall proposal Chicago has had besides the Waldorf.

Also the the Trump is 10x tackier than this.

How is trump tacker it has a far more classic, elegant design than this awkward mess.

http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/z...iuyiouyoiy.png

munchymunch · #17 Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 11:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

How is trump tacker it has a far more classic, elegant design than this awkward mess.

http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/z...iuyiouyoiy.png

I don't know it just looks a like the Trump was designed for New York. Also that garbage sign.

Also hat's the old design the new one looks a lot more clean.

ChiTownWonder · #18 Posted **Apr 4, 2015, 1:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by munchymunch

I don't know it just looks a like the Trump was designed for New York. Also that garbage sign.

Also hat's the old design the new one looks a lot more clean.

And lets not forget that horrible excuse for a spire

NYguy · #19 Posted **Apr 4, 2015, 4:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by munchymunch

I don't know it just looks a like the Trump was designed for New York.

Hardly. I've always thought of the Trump Chicago as a baby "Sears". The spire could have been better, but it was something Chicago's mayor wanted. Link

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http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/F...S/Default.aspx
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/reale...t-willis-tower

The Wanda tower may be a little awkward, but I think it fits Chicago, and would go well with the likes of the Hancock and Sears. That being said, I do think that the Chicago Spire, had it been built, would have stood out as something different, but I think more people than not would have appreciated it.

http://loopchicago.com/blog/tag/the-urban-condition

So we'll see how this one evolves.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/12/...akeshore-east/

HomrQT · #20 Posted **Apr 4, 2015, 2:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

How is trump tacker it has a far more classic, elegant design than this awkward mess.

http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/z...iuyiouyoiy.png

The trump tower, before the sign, was a blessing on this city. Such an amazing building that any city in the world would have been proud to contain.