[pianowizard]

A comparison with Sears Tower in the above photo confirms that St. Regis could have done a much better job: both are asymmetrical buildings with asymmetrical dark bands, but the bands look far worse on St. Regis partly because they are juxtaposed with light colored glass, making them more conspicuous. Wasn't glass installation seriously delayed, by almost a year? The Gang architects could have spent that extra time identifying darker glass that would help camouflage the vents. I am sure by then they already knew that those visually disruptive vents would have to be added to the design.