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Old Posted Jul 1, 2012, 8:07 PM
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Ha. Saw, you might well (if not surely) be right... I still find its current look sort of cheesy and think the white panels, added as a 2nd skin in such a case, would definitely be an improvement.

I often feel harsh at that period anyways. Chartis was completed in 1967.

There's that other building, Atlantique, of the same height and era (1970) right across the esplanade.
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I don't like that one either only because of those thin white strips.

And those 2 black outlines that look cool in the skyline seen from a distance, but in close up...

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Old Posted Sep 1, 2012, 4:30 PM
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They must have reached the roof.


By PSS-ARCHI's Piéton.

The walls of the terrace roof will make it look a bit taller, but it's some unadvertised addition to the skyline, though.
Because of the increasing amount of blue glass, that cluster kinda looks like some parts of downtown Chicago, doesn't it?
     
     
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Tour Areva, in that picture, reminds me of Trump World Tower.
     
     
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It is certainly surprising to see this type of building from Robert Stern! Not his ususl style! This is better!
     
     
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Heu, the guy also designed Philadelphia's Comcast Center, though:
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Alors? Frankly, I like that kind of glass much better. Carpe Diem's not bad, but the Comcast looks real good, I find.
     
     
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The spandrel glass is far from optimal, but I'm really warming up to this one, especially with those crazy angles.
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I saw it in person the other day.
It's weird.
Not in a bad way.
     
     
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What the terrace wall is made of:


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Question Crane story

For those curious about cranes, there's some kind of action here. They're changing one by another of a different type whereas the building yet seems almost completed. Guess it's worth the move, they obviously wouldn't waste their efforts or time.
Yellow crane's the newcomer.






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So the luffing jib crane being removed was the one of which the mast was stuck inside the building. The yellow crane to replace it is of a more regular type so to say, that's supposed to work faster. An operator dealing with a luffing jib must be slower.

Thanks to the crane nerds of pss-archi.

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A couple of days ago:



The glass around the roof terrace looks partly transparent but there may be various treatments depending on walls:



Most of the building is actually covered with a three-layer cladding that would implement an airing system aiming at a moderate use of air conditioning.

Meanwhile at the foot:



There was supposed to be a green wall right there, don't know whether they'll finally make it:



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I dislike the transparent glass at the top. I feel like it leaves the (wonderful) angles and design language of this building incomplete.
     
     
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^ So do I, transparency at the top doesn't seem to fit the rest of that facade.
But now I'd rather wait to see it completed before saying anything.
     
     
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Wow I'm loving the Paris photos That building looks really coo, how old it? Looks fairly new and middle
     
     
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Some French American dream, I assume. Notice that French added to American makes a certain difference...


Taken from Suresnes by Cyril for SSC a few days ago.

The exterior of the tower is nearly complete, looks nothing more than random to me. Still good for density. You get more pictures here.

Ah, there's a US cemetery in Suresnes, that's why the flag. There's a bunch of US flags over the country anyways.
     
     
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I for one think it looks great!
     
     
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I strongly dislike that yellow tower peeking out of the background. Awful colour.
     
     
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