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BVictor1 · #**6521** Posted **Oct 28, 2019, 5:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by bhawk66

Look a the last 2 months of pics of this buildings exterior. Show me a single photo of a guy (or gal) actually installing the glass. Just a meaningless observation I thought was amusing. It's like they work under the cover of darkness.

Or maybe it's like what Pitt said. Camera shy.

Anything else...?

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Dylan Dude · #**6522** Posted **Oct 28, 2019, 7:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by SolarWind

October 23, 2019

The colors of this glass are insane!

What do yall like more? This tower or Trump Tower?

RedCorsair87 · #**6523** Posted **Oct 28, 2019, 9:34 AM**

Ask us a few months after Vista is finished once we've had more time to look at the finished product. Vista is stunning at the moment, but 401 N Wabash is also perfect.

Skyguy_7 · #**6524** Posted **Oct 28, 2019, 5:35 PM**

Trump Tower and Vista are in their own eras. TT looked phenomenal in 2008, and is aging well, but now that bland, blue glass has pretty much run its course, we're seeing Architects exploring the next phase of facade treatments. If Vista is any indication of the 2020 architectural era, then we're in for some real treats!

pianowizard · #**6525** Posted **Oct 28, 2019, 6:58 PM**

IMO Trump Tower's appeal is immediate, whereas Vista is like a piece of art that requires much more examination and gradual discovery. Vista looks so different from different angles due to its asymmetry, and the variation in window color depends on not only viewing angle but also weather conditions. Vista is artistic and deep. As striking as Trump Tower is, its design is far more straightforward.

bhawk66 · #**6526** Posted **Oct 28, 2019, 10:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

Anything else...?

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Hey! There's one. Where's his helpers?! LOL. 2nd tallest building in Chicago. Who's on the clock today? Oh. It's Joe. He's caulking on the blow thru.

(I'm only kidding. Great, great building!)

bhawk66 · #**6527** Posted **Oct 28, 2019, 11:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Donnie77

if it's workers you want to see i suggest OCS...

I don't want to see anything. Its a fucking observation.

Donnie77 · #**6528** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 12:00 AM**

no it's a clearly a blow-through!

Lincolnlover2005 · #**6529** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 12:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by bhawk66

Hey! There's one. Where's his helpers?! LOL. 2nd tallest building in Chicago. Who's on the clock today? Oh. It's Joe. He's caulking on the blow thru.

(I'm only kidding. Great, great building!)

Who’s Joe?

vexxed82 · #**6530** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 1:29 AM**

Snapped this on Saturday, but as SolarWind's photos show, I'm still in the camp that this building looks best on overcast days

Zapatan · #**6531** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 1:29 AM**

Probably one of the best Vista pics yet ^^^

Also, that blow through floor would make a siiick apartment, in theory

Bonsai Tree · #**6532** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 1:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by Lincolnlover2005

Who’s Joe?

Ahhhh. That's a joke for the kiddies Lincolnlover2005. Also, bhawk66 I burst out laughing after I read that!

bhawk66 · #**6533** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 3:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bonsai Tree

Ahhhh. That's a joke for the kiddies Lincolnlover2005. Also, bhawk66 I burst out laughing after I read that!

Such a fun ride watching this thing go up. This building rocks. Love that home town (state) girl Jeanne rules this. Masterstroke.

chris08876 · #**6534** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 3:44 AM**

The facade has a hint of psychedelia in its apparent appearance when staring at it. The way it shifts hues within the facade depending on the light and most importantly, the angle of perspective. In otherwords, it becomes a new tower facade wise depending if one is looking at it from the North, South, East/West.

As seen in the pic set in post #6538 by BVictor1.

This particular shot I really like by BVictor 1:

Almost as if the tower is breathing.

Not many towers can pull this type of look off where its a treat for the eyes depending on the direction one is facing. The view from the harbor/lake is one of the weakest perspectives IMO, but the angle above, is bravo!

I don't want to say it doesn't look good from a far, but the angle one is viewing this matters IMO. Like from the Park, Grant Park I believe, it is not its best moment, but from a river angle, its amazing.

Alanky · #**6535** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 4:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by pianowizard

IMO Trump Tower's appeal is immediate, whereas Vista is like a piece of art that requires much more examination and gradual discovery. Vista looks so different from different angles due to its asymmetry, and the variation in window color depends on not only viewing angle but also weather conditions. Vista is artistic and deep. As striking as Trump Tower is, its design is far more straightforward.

That is my observation also. Your note correlates with what I've read of Monet's water garden at Giverny.

RedCorsair87 · #**6536** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 5:06 PM**

The real question will be, "Which do we like better- Vista or One Chicago?"

chris08876 · #**6537** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 5:15 PM**

^^^^

I think Vista. One Chicago is stunning IMO, the taller component, but I feel like the 2nd tower (shorter) really ruins the good vibe it has going along with the bulkly base connecting the two. The taller component would look great as a stand-alone. Imagine that design, maybe up to the 1200 foot mark, with the ratio of the setbacks in tune with that height. Oh... it would look glorious.

Bombardier · #**6538** Posted **Oct 29, 2019, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by RedCorsair87

The real question will be, "Which do we like better- Vista or One Chicago?"

Gotta go with One Chicago. Consider what that building will do for that neighborhood. Wish it was a bit taller, but it is going to be really nice judging by the renderings and VMU pictures recently posted on that thread.

Vista is nice, don't get me wrong... but they cheaped out on the facade by going window wall. If I had the money to live in either, I would do One Chicago.

bhawk66 · #**6539** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 2:19 AM**

I don't know how anyone could even commit to a decision like that. One Chicago is two sticks in the ground. I was super grumpy about Vista as it was going up because they pussied out about the green glass last minute. (Too expensive they said. Apparently green is a very expensive dye)

Vista is amazing. Wow. Just great. This building is going to please the masses for eternity. (well, at least a hundred years)

gandalf612 · #**6540** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 5:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bombardier

Gotta go with One Chicago. Consider what that building will do for that neighborhood.

I'm going to go with Vista, because it's more visually striking, pushes the envelope on design, and will be transformative for Lakeshore East. The connection between the Riverwalk and the Park at Lakeshore East will be game changer IMO. It will open up the neighborhood and will dramatically improve the pedestrian experience, which as someone who doesn't drive I definitely appreciate. While yes One Chicago should spur more development in its area, Vista will have a more immediate effect upon completion and will connect an area of the city which at the moment is very secluded. It also provides a great deal of architectural interest to an area that's pretty bland (talking about the shorter buildings in Lakeshore East and the absolute crap across the river).