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I don't know that I'd pin the most recent render on Foster. It rather looks like some heartless hack took his original design, which was just 'meh' - and set about trying to make as awful a design out of it as possible. |
Although....the article that was posted indicates that the rendering, the one we all panned was the one that was presented to the Planning Commission. Also, the new floor plate is narrower and that aligns with the new, taller building height described in the article.
Of course, the article does state that the plans are still preliminary, which doesn't really make sense to me because why would Penn present only preliminary plans to the City? In any case, can we really expect a total re-do at this point? Perhaps some minor cosmetic changes but I really, really, really hope to be wrong. That rendering from the article looks straight out of the 1970's with it's ugly beige brick and narrow bands of windows. With the appointment of Lord Foster, we had really high hopes for an iconic building. Instead, it appears we're getting a dud that even PMC would be ashamed of. Again, I really hope that there is another rendering out there. |
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Okay then, thanks for clarifying!
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Check Out Penn Museum's New Look Post-Penn Tower Demo
https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/tr7...ering_01.0.jpg http://hiddencityphila.org/wp-conten...00-660x440.jpg Article from Curbed Philly: http://philly.curbed.com/2016/5/26/1...ster-rendering |
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It looks like it's trying too hard to look like a Penn Museum annex.
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Those narrow Windows! They hurt my eyes! If I didn't see the original render with the floor-to-ceiling Windows I might not be so disappointed. But then I hear a board room meeting in my head where they say "we need to cut 80 million. The Windows! Ah ha!"
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That is really a dog of a building. (This is not a compliment). I did not think it was possible to continue on a short sighted path with bad architecture and functionality design like PCAM, but Penn is doing it.
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So they will start digging before the end of the month?
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Any more updates on the design/timeline since the Trustees meeting a few weeks ago?
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