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Old Posted Feb 3, 2007, 3:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BTinSF View Post
^^^I agree with that, twinpeaks, but I prefer the type that doesn't look so much like what they obviously are: just a screen to block the view of HVAC equipment. Compare the crown of a traditional skyscraper (like everybody's favorite, the Chrysler Building) to the ones being done today. For me, the best thing about the St. Regis crown is that it lights up at night. That's nice. But in the daytime, it looks kind of flimsy and unstructural to me.
what i think is well done about the top of st regis is that it naturally grows out of the volume defined by the glazed corners - crowns too often interrupt the vertical lines in the building.

... and all discussions of subjectivity aside, you might take note of the fact that every other comment about SFIA or St Regis, outside of your own, have been positive. perhaps that suggests that SOM wouldn't be the massive disaster on transbay that you seem to suggest.
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