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Old Posted Apr 19, 2012, 2:48 AM
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Originally Posted by untitledreality View Post


Jesus H Christ the Farwell looks beautiful cleaned up. How in the world did Ritz-Carlton drop the ball on this when they had the PERFECT example of what to do sitting right next door? What happened to corporate identity and pride?

The limestone patterning was there, the fenestration pattern was there, the vertical relief was there, the spandrel design and color was there, the railing detailing was there, the mullion work was there... what the fuck happened?
Lagrange happened.

But honestly, I agree with you 110%. Still, considering what we've ended up with here, I'm grateful that they at least kept the Farwell *mostly* intact, regardless of its new function(s).

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Originally Posted by spyguy View Post
Saw the crown lit today. Very subtle so far.
Miracles! I was under the impression that it wasn't a lit crown...I wonder how impressive it'll be when it's all said and done.