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Old Posted Apr 18, 2018, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Hayward View Post
The design spirit here is in such contrast to CNA’s existing home. The bright red boxy building is bold, simple and straightforward and memorable.

The new building tries to hide itself up-top and the lobby just doesn’t know what it wants to be with a mish-mash of genric design trends.

The most interesting thing about this entire project was that crane hung off the side of the building. The precariousness of that feature should have made its way into the structural offset at the corner.
Expect to see this steel cantilevered crane base again. There is currently one on Renelle, but it is not very obvious.
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