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^LOL, I can't believe you guys counted pixels and came up with the right height in advance! That's impressive.
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Yes, it's very impressive! Insane, but very impressive! :yes:
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He used accurate math on a height-wise accurate rendering. While I am excited to see some intellect on this forum, I fail to see any suprise value.
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I still liked this version the best. The new rendering is essentially the same but the transparent glass in now only near the top of the tower. |
So speaking of Downtown, did anyone here attempt to partake in the insanity of humanity that was Light Up Night? Holy crap, it was insane down there last night! :eek: Market Square literally was as crowded as Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations! I don't even think I was standing on the ground as I tried to move through the crowd to finally get out of the area. More like a literal wave of humanity pulsing its way out of the area to head to other parts of Downtown. I swear, it was absolutely ridiculous! I think Light Up Night was a victim of its own success!
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[QUOTE=glowrock;5904773]So speaking of Downtown, did anyone here attempt to partake in the insanity of humanity that was Light Up Night? Holy crap, it was insane down there last night! :eek: Market Square literally was as crowded as Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations!
I didnt go, but they showed an aerial shot of market square on the news and it was a giant black blob. I cant see how anyone would be able to manuever around with that many people. |
What does US Steel plan to do when their lease is up?
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PNC renderings look luscious... a bit squat, but it's going to be a really cool building... and obviously a great (if not very vertical) addition to the skyline. Good stuff!
Gensler is top notch, so I'm confident it will look even better in real life. Exciting time for downtown Pittsburgh. |
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You know, hearing about how Downtown is really coming alive during various different events is really a positive thing to me. My wife would probably not like that too much, but large crowds really don't bother me. I was in a pep rally down in New Orleans for the Nokia Sugar Bowl in January, 2005, and the following year I was on Sahside when the Steelers won the Super Bowl.
Regarding US Steel's plans, that idea would suck. It's one thing to have a few corporate HQs in the suburbs, but when they all start flocking to the suburbs for some uninspiring HQ campus surrounded by a sea of parking lots, it's very uninteresting. I wouldn't mind a campus of 20-story buildings in or close to Downtown tho. I like PNC's new building, so something like that... |
apparently Ravenstahl and the City of Pittsburgh are doing everything in their power to get them to stay, as they should, but i would be really upset to see them go to Cranberry or Southpoint
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In my experience most companies and employees prefer suburban locations. It cheaper for most employees because they don't have to pay for transit or parking. It's cheaper in a lot of ways for the companies (lower taxes, rent, efficiency, etc.).
I hope that US Steel stays downtown, but there are a lot of compelling reasons for them not to. |
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Private automobiles whisk Pittsburgh's workforce along the region's efficient autobahns until they are deposited into a generous lot of free parking adjacent to their stimulating workplace campuses. One of the big problems with locating a major company with a regional workforce in a distant suburban quadrant... is it becomes a massive pain for employees who don't live in that suburban quadrant to drive to work. If my company relocates to Cranberry... and I'm accustomed to taking the T from Bethel Park to Downtown... my options now are quite limited, time-consuming and expensive. It may seem appealing for a US Steel to hide away in an obscure nook, but locational centralization is a a powerful asset in many regards. In my experience... the aging but still-holding-the-reins-of-power Baby Boomer cohort prefers the discredited, inefficient and backwards-looking suburban office park. Young talent tends to prefer dynamic work environments that are found in urban locations accessible by transit, bike and foot. |
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