Posted Mar 5, 2019, 12:52 AM
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I'm all for it, even though the design could be better.
https://www.businessinsider.com/los-...skyline-2019-2
The tallest building in California will be a 77-story 'supertall' skyscraper in Los Angeles
Aria Bendix
Mar. 1, 2019
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At 1,107 feet, the skyscraper will surpass the height of the city's current tallest building, the Wilshire Grand. Its plan includes a mixture of condos, hotel rooms, commercial space, and additional hotel amenities.
To some extent, the skyscraper's height was borne out of necessity. The site where it could soon stand is bound by a freeway on three sides, so architects were forced to design upward rather than outward. When they realized they were close to setting a record, they decided to push the building even higher.
"We got to the point where we were so close to being the tallest that we thought, 'Why shouldn't we be?'" said Jeff DiMarzio, whose firm, DiMarzio Kato Architecture, is designing the structure.
The new building at 333 South Figueroa will buck the trend of boxy development with its sleek, tapered exterior. DiMarzio said the tower's narrow top was designed to stand out among other buildings.
"We're really trying to find a great addition to Los Angeles to give downtown an iconic tower that they can be proud of — just like New Yorkers are proud of their towers," he said.
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