I doubt it, that design bears absolutely no relation to the Tribune Tower. Why would he put a smaller version of that design on a totally different site?
Despite his overall turn toward the futuristic, Adrian Smith still knows how to respect his neighbors. Trump Tower borrowed the curtain wall from IBM, the wedding-cake massing from Wrigley, and the setback heights from both buildings. Bonus, he borrowed the parking ramp from JHC.
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la forme d'une ville change plus vite, hélas! que le coeur d'un mortel...
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