lead82
Senior Member
I would agree that 1BE, 1 St. Thomas and Picasso are great examples of well designed and appealing architecture. The Shangri-La and Four Seasons are boring and ugly boxes. Shangri-La is an eye-sore in my opinion. There is absolutely nothing about the tower's design that stands out at all. It's a generic blue box. It looks no better than the hideous Hilton or Sheraton across the street just using modern materials (which may shatter and fall onto people below). It does connect a lot better with the street level that Hilton/Sheraton but the tower itself is fugly. The Four Seasons is a missed opportunity to make the city where Four Seasons started into a landmark property. It's another blue glass box with balconies. The design is terribly bland. The new Delta hotel by the ACC looks a lot nicer IMHO than Four Seasons or the Shangri-La. It's not spectacular but at least it has a lot more distinguishable design features that make it stand out somewhat.