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Originally Posted by McBane
30 Park Place is classic, but I personally would like to see a modern glassy skyscraper on the square. Architectural diversity is a good thing! And the square already has many styles. And of course, we've seen what happens when builders try to replicate pre-war styles with modern (read: cheap) building techniques. It never works! I always appreciate when a builder tries to step out of the city's stodgy traditional red brick constraints.
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To each their own. But we don't have anything like 30 Park Place that's been built recently. Everything going up in Philly is a glass tower (or some bastardized design like 10 Rit). At the end of the day, I'll be happy whatever it is, as long it's done well.