AlvinofDiaspar
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Project website on aA, with ground level renderings:
http://www.architectsalliance.com/portfolio/in-progress/four-seasons
AoD
http://www.architectsalliance.com/portfolio/in-progress/four-seasons
AoD
Bleh. That looks like the lamentable base of the Freedom Tower. Even if the base is clad in granite rather than precast, it'll still end up looking medieval and fortresslike. So much for the original featherlight glass design we first got to know and love.
As Hipster Duck has already mentioned, the design is like a throwback to SOM's Freedom Tower in NYC. Quite a disappointment, I must admit - which makes me wonder whether the rationale behind the design change might be similiar?