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Originally Posted by hoser111
I disagree. This thing needs an upgrade. I like the glass curtain intimated a few posts above. The two-tone concrete, "oops we should have built that high in the first place" is something I've always hated.
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I personally hate large low podiums in general and prefer the entrance of a highrise to be either in the exterior wall of the actual building, or even better, inset into the building footprint. I just find it detracts from the building's aesthetics and the horizontal nature of the podiums clash with the vertical nature of the main structure. It also seems somehow disingenuous as if they're trying to distract attention away from that presence of a highrise by presenting from the street level as if it was a lowrise building.
And I also am tiring of every highrise needing to be glass. When glass cladding first made appearance in cities like NY, they provided an incredible contrast to the "concrete jugle" composing the largely monochromatic earth tones of the masonry and metal cityscape. They sparkled like gems against their dull backdrops. But when everything starts sparkling, you quickly realize. Those aren't gems... it's cubic zircon! Not as much an issue in cities like NY with a solid foundation of traditional cityscape, but that ain't us.
So basically all new highrise buildings are glass, that's fine. It annoys me but I realize that styles, tastes, and construction technology changes over time. All I ask is to leave the older buildings alone.