I am one of Thom Mayne's biggest fans, and have been following his work for years now. Diamond Ranch High is simply one of the best projects of the entire last decade. But, IMO, his work doesn't scale up well. The 13 story Caltrans building is about as big as his work looks decent in, after visiting the new 20+ story SF Federal building, I was dissapointed, it has all the charm of a Borg Cube. I can't say I am a fan of this tower, either.
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