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Old Posted Aug 27, 2015, 4:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim in Chicago View Post
Nah. The only similarity is that they both incorporate precast panels hoisted by crane. The UIC hospital building uses the ugliest from of exposed aggregate in an ugly shade of muck. The place would sit very well next to soviet buildings.

The UofC version is totally different. Very vertical, almost sinuous when you see it in person, easy on the eyes and a beautiful shade of off-white. How it will age is, of course, another question.
Whoa, I think you were reading way too much into my comment. I was just noting that both facades appear like optical illusions when viewed from certain angles. Otherwise, the buildings are clearly very different.
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