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Originally Posted by twister244
100% agree with this.
I like the St. Regis. It's a great addition, but this building just has a level of beauty and grace to it that St. Regis doesn't. It stands out so much more for the very reasons you just described.
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One Chicago is way better than St. Regis.
The shifting setbacks and the playful neo-Deco of One Chicago's lines enliven the building without being detrimental to the sense of integrity.
The building is disappointing from the North/South and it seems less solid than (and by its proximity to) the Hancock, but it is a much better
addition to the city than St. Regis. The St. Regis looks cobbled and superficial by comparison. The St. Regis is an embarrassing display of over-reach
which should have stopped at the level of the blow-through while One Chicago could have extended itself into much more height and still have had
integrity.