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Originally Posted by vandelay
This is the most interesting aspect of SHoP's ubiquity these days. There's so much starchitecture hype and positive press for their work, even though it is, and frankly looks, budget minded. Their design and corporate MO seems to be to grab as much attention as possible for as low a price as possible. I'm not sure that makes good architecture or good architects.
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I strongly agree. They are marring multiple parts of the NYC skyline with large-scale projects that will be falling apart in another few decades (similar to the suburban McMansions--pretty for a while but impossible to maintain because despite the design, they are
not luxury).
In Brooklyn alone they have this project and the Atlantic Yards. Taken together, these will be
major additions to the BK skyline.