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Ploppalopp · #**641** Posted **Apr 4, 2015, 7:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by rlw777

Meh I think it's a big mistake if we are getting so wrapped up in history to declare what is 'in' and 'out' of being defined as a 'Chicago Skyscraper'. If we want nice architecture in this city and if we want to continue to be a city known for architectural innovation we should not be asking if something is a 'Chicago design' we should be asking if it's a good design. Mies Van Der Rohe wasn't designing what would have been considered 'Chicago skyscrapers' in his day... Nor was Goldberg with all that concrete and those curves. Wright though not really designing skyscrapers wasn't designing in the predominant style of his day either.

I couldn't agree more.

pilsenarch · #**642** Posted **Apr 5, 2015, 2:21 AM**

^ to clarify, I think we are talking about 'Chicago Architecture' as a euphemism for good architecture... form follows function, etc... it's just Chicago has a particularly unique history at establishing milestones in this endeavour, good architecture

HomrQT · #**643** Posted **Apr 5, 2015, 3:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by pilsenarch

^ to clarify, I think we are talking about 'Chicago Architecture' as a euphemism for good architecture... form follows function, etc... it's just Chicago has a particularly unique history at establishing milestones in this endeavour, good architecture

I'd also add that Chicago architecture is an attempt usually to be economical, efficient.. these qualities span long periods of time and quite a few different architectural styles.

Chicago_Forever · #**644** 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?

spyguy · #**645** Posted **Apr 11, 2015, 6:06 PM**

scalziand · #**646** Posted **Apr 11, 2015, 7:07 PM**

That seems like an unnecessarily asymmetric structural plan.

rlw777 · #**647** Posted **Apr 11, 2015, 9:15 PM**

looks like the angles are more pronounced on the northern face of the building. I think I would flip that around seems like that could kill some river views.

Busy Bee · #**648** Posted **Apr 11, 2015, 9:58 PM**

I don't understand why the diagram is in Chinese.

rlw777 · #**649** Posted **Apr 11, 2015, 10:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by Busy Bee

I don't understand why the diagram is in Chinese.

The company Wanda that is funding the development is a Chinese company

CHI -21c · #**650** Posted **Apr 11, 2015, 10:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by rlw777

looks like the angles are more pronounced on the northern face of the building. I think I would flip that around seems like that could kill some river views.

I think that's the southern face, and restaurant is sticking out on the right.

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I'm not cynical, but there's no vision. It's just a mod podge of different ideas:
3 towers
zig-zags
striped

Any shiny building of this scale will be exciting, but within that, Gang couldn't create something more intriguing and sophisticated?
Given how loud and expensive this design is, you'd think we'd see more effort than a doodle. The whole scheme is too simple.

Chi-Sky21 · #**651** Posted **Apr 12, 2015, 12:28 AM**

You know i never really thought about how tall the 2nd tower is in its own right. 68 floors? Not bad.

Zapatan · #**652** Posted **Apr 12, 2015, 1:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chi-Sky21

You know i never really thought about how tall the 2nd tower is in its own right. 68 floors? Not bad.

Yea, but it's weird that they only drew the black outline up to that part and not the very top (89th floor).

wrab · #**653** Posted **Apr 12, 2015, 10:44 PM**

Wait for the official renderings, folks. You may be pleasantly surprised. Release is just a few days away.

wierdaaron · #**654** Posted **Apr 12, 2015, 11:26 PM**

24 hours away

munchymunch · #**655** Posted **Apr 12, 2015, 11:29 PM**

Hopefully they got one of those beautiful videos too.

Ploppalopp · #**656** Posted **Apr 12, 2015, 11:40 PM**

I cant wait!

sentinel · #**657** Posted **Apr 12, 2015, 11:52 PM**

People's criticism of this tower is hilarious; folks want something unique and different, then this comes along and 'whoa! This is TOO weird!' Wtf??

wrab · #**658** Posted **Apr 13, 2015, 12:54 AM**

^ The initial leak of that garish developer's pre-rendering didn't help much. But the official release of renderings should tell a better story.

Less than 24-hours to go!

ChiTownWonder · #**659** Posted **Apr 13, 2015, 2:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by sentinel

People's criticism of this tower is hilarious; folks want something unique and different, then this comes along and 'whoa! This is TOO weird!' Wtf??

I'm totally fine with a building of this caliber to stand out. the biggest lesson to learn is not every buildings needs to be a star. Remember this and we can avoid a skyline like Dubai.

pilsenarch · #**660** Posted **Apr 13, 2015, 12:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by sentinel

People's criticism of this tower is hilarious; folks want something unique and different, then this comes along and 'whoa! This is TOO weird!' Wtf??

It's not that it's TOO weird, it's that it is TOO arbitrary and simplistic...

as CHI -21c noted, it would be kinda hard to fuck up a tower with this diagram and these proportions, but based on what we've seen so far, Gang found a way to do it...