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Originally Posted by Harley613
I absolutely adore the existing public library as an excellent example of Brutalist architecture ... I'm thinking it could be an excellent concert hall
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I would die a little inside if our two premier performing arts locations downtown were the NAC and that fugly building.
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Originally Posted by Postmaster
Not a fan of the Apple building at all. I have a feeling that 5 or 10 years down the line it would be some empty shell with no tenants due to exhorbitant heating bills. At least demolishing it would be easy. Too much of one thing is bad, and this thing is just that.
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I get what you're saying, but it works for me. But that's because I assume it's surrounded by typical NY buildings. If it was across the street from another building with an airy glass frame then it would start to look cheap and plastic.
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Originally Posted by Harley613
I've been there many times, it's quite large and JAMMED with people at all hours of the day. It grosses millions a week and it's actually a tourist attraction, cost is no object for this store!
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Apple has shown that an emphasis on style, when taken to extremes, has a function all its own.