I never saw them as just boxes. I'm sure Yamasaki didn't either, besides, he was designing them for two years before they were actually unveiled in 1964. Plus it was the 60s, that's what nearly everyone was designing highrises as, boxes. They (were) a byproduct of the era they were designed in, an era that also brought us buildings like the Sears Tower, Aon Center, JHC, General Motors, among others.
But yeah, I agree with you that judgement on the new site is a bit premature.
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Last edited by Chapelo; Feb 3, 2013 at 7:30 PM.
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