PHILADELPHIA | Family Court Building | 15 flrs | 265 ft - Page 7

summersm343 · #**121** Posted **May 1, 2013, 3:31 PM**

Topping off ceremony tomorrow.

summersm343 · #**122** Posted **May 7, 2013, 6:00 PM**

http://buildingphilly.com/family-cou...lding-may-3rd/

giantSwan · #**123** Posted **May 8, 2013, 3:37 PM**

cladding looks great!!!

summersm343 · #**124** Posted **May 23, 2013, 9:16 PM**

http://phillyshark.blogspot.com/2013...rt-update.html

summersm343 · #**125** Posted **May 23, 2013, 9:27 PM**

Awesome pic from Lincolndrive

http://buildingphilly.com/family-cou...ding-may-22nd/

MusicMan84 · #**126** Posted **May 25, 2013, 10:26 PM**

Here's a view from a different angle...

Untitled by Music_Man84, on Flickr

wally · #**127** Posted **May 27, 2013, 5:23 PM**

hmmm...when I look at these images with the cladding, I can't help but think "1950's institutional", and that's not good. Let's hope that this thing starts looking better.

Johnland · #**128** Posted **May 27, 2013, 10:40 PM**

I actually like the cladding. The glass and steel at least look much cleaner and more modern than what is on the surrounding buildings.

giantSwan · #**129** Posted **May 28, 2013, 2:37 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by wally

hmmm...when I look at these images with the cladding, I can't help but think "1950's institutional", and that's not good. Let's hope that this thing starts looking better.

I actually like the cladding a lot.

Regardless, even if you hate it, at least it's not a giant empty lot in the middle of the city.

wally · #**130** Posted **May 29, 2013, 2:02 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by giantSwan

I actually like the cladding a lot.

Regardless, even if you hate it, at least it's not a giant empty lot in the middle of the city.

While better than an empty lot, my guess is that this pattern is going to be a bit much after 15 floors. The problem, as far as I can tell, is that the pattern is pretty uniform and doesn't have any setbacks or other elements to break it up as it rises.