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Originally Posted by bhawk66
Some people get offended from a bar room expression like "fake ass shit" and their butt feels hurt. No one will die from this debate.
900 Randy does not look bad at all. A few are offended by the commentary. Not properly expressed. The facts remain.
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Just wanted to speak up because it seems you're highlighting the dramatic tension and not the "facts that remain" as you call them. For example, the fact that brick or stone cladding on a steel frame in some sense is just as disingenuous as steel cladding on concrete because it is also giving an illusion that it is made out of something that it's not and using those materials to specifically imply stability and structure in the facade materials where there is none.
Of course, form following function is a great Chicago ideal, but the fact is that as long as it functions nobody except a handful of people on this forum will ever care. Just like nobody cares that the Tribune Tower's grandness is a veneer. It's still one of the most beloved buildings in Chicago.