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Old Posted Sep 1, 2021, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TREPYE View Post
Any building that is a flat top and is predominantly rectilinear and boxy such as this mundanity is DEFINETLY being done on the cheap. The worst and most egregious examples of this are 432 Park Avenue and the Nordstrom tower; which are basically architectural frugality at a grand scale.
definitely agree about nordstrom, but disagree about 432...432's clean minimalism is the defining feature of its design, and was there from the very beginning.. whereas with CPT, cheapening took place at every stage of the process, from initially glamorous proposals to something kinda meh
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You guys are laughing now but Jacksonville will soon assume its rightful place as the largest and most important city on Earth.

I heard the UN is moving its HQ there. The eiffel tower is moving there soon as well. Elon Musk even decided he didnt want to go to mars anymore after visiting.