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Originally Posted by pianowizard
^^Somehow I had never noticed B. of A.'s lit spire at night. It looks better than during the daytime, but it's still just a cheap trick to dramatically increase the official structural height of the building. Thankfully 1 Vanderbilt's spire is much more reasonable. After the 4 Times Square, NYTimes, B. of A., and 1 WTC, NYC shouldn't have any more of these oversized spires.
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I think it depends on the design of the tower. Take the ESB for example. One of those cases where the spire and even the lightning rod/communications mast adds so much to the look and feel of it. We've grown so accustomed to see the ESB with the
communications spire that without it, it would dramatically change the look of it.
Visualize the ESB only at 1,250 ft, and remove the extension that brings it up to 1,454 ft. Would drastically change the feel of it.
On a side note, the ESB is a spire done right. They can be an aesthetic bonus and integral part of design, but pulling them off is the hard part. Vandy pulls it off greatly, per rendering. NY Times, doesn't. I'd even argue that B. of America looks bad with one. Chrysler, another example of a fine spire.
While we are not getting one, even with a flat roof, CPT could really use one.
Again, depending on the design, even with a flat roof, it can add so much to the feel/look of it.