Ziggy
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so there's another park going in west of the 37 story hotel/condo tower?
That will be a private amenity area on the roof of the hotel's podium.
so there's another park going in west of the 37 story hotel/condo tower?
Version One is best. Sure it reflects the late eighties obsession with PoMo but at least it makes a strong(er) statement. Version two was bland and version three atrocious (reminds me of why I hate Aura's design so much.) Today's final version is extremely cautious...
I agree completely!
Caltrane - What is Scotia Plaza if not PoMo? I thought you liked Scotia?
thanks for the info. too bad about that though. i would've loved another park on richmond.That will be a private amenity area on the roof of the hotel's podium.
Agreed. The first BAC design has as much in common with bad 80s small town hospitaltecture as with Scotia Plaza. IMO, the second design was more clean and graceful, and more textured and interesting than the current design.So is Royal Bank Plaza. The difference between those and the original BA is that BA was bad PoMo. I can't stand the pointed roof. As someone said (42?) last time that 4-stage BA comparison was posted, Atlanta can keep that style of architecture.
It's all about proportions. The Petronas towers are designed to a tip from the ground up. The taper looks completely natural. It's not just a "pointy hat".I know it's all subjective, but what about the Petronas Towers? Do you not like them either? They have pointy hats similar to Atlanta's Bank of America Plaza. I don't mind PoMo too much, but prefer when it's a bit more reserved, like the first BA design, which I think is the best. One Canada Square is still my fave (modern) pointed roof tower.
FCP was the culprit for causing such a stir over shadowing over at NPS. The City didn't take shadows into account until after it was built and loomed over the Square. I believe that was mentioned as part of the reasoning why Sapphire wasn't approved due to shadowing effects.
I'd rather not. It may be unique, creative and innovative but like the majority of unique, creative and innovative projects out there, Torre Agbar is also incredibly ugly.
I agree completely!
Caltrane - What is Scotia Plaza if not PoMo? I thought you liked Scotia?