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I've always been really fascinated by the RenCen. I have a real soft spot for mid-century futurism and Jetsons era design, which it certainly features. I do wish the central tower wasn't so obfuscated by the surrounding towers, though. Maybe if there was more space between the central and surrounding towers, it would look a little better. I mean, the complex has 5 ~500 foot buildings, and 1 ~700 footer! Spread those out a bit, and you have a dramatically different skyline vs the single "clump" it appears as.

Street level interaction definitely looks lacking. The berms actually looked pretty cool (and again, futuristic) but were obviously terrible from a pedestrian perspective. The Westin Bonaventure in Downtown LA is similarly horrible at street level, though I still love the complex.