^ While we're back on this Prentice discussion, how crucial do people think the black international style (-ish) base to the building is? In other words, if NW agrees to spare/use the building only on the condition that it can rebuild/refurbish the bottom several floors, how less unpalatable would that be?
Incidentally, Lynn Becker's blog has something that faintly looks like it might be a recladding (or is this just how that render came out)?
http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2011/...goldbergs.html