this one looks modern "jenga-tower-ish" . .
even a bit "machine for living" . .
of the two renderings, I like the darker one . .
750 & up, is a good height for financial district . .
581 ft.tall (quoted above in article), is a bit short . .
depending on the topography around it, of course . .
adding too many more mid-sized towers into the FD, . .
merely crams out views of its more impressive, important spires
. . and robs them of visual soar . .
Though I love tall-tower-clusters, . .
filling-in the lower half, of the thicket's in-between cracks,
eliminates the contrast, harshens the cozy medieval vibe . .
and increasingly kills rare tower-defining aura-space . .
More square-footage mediocrity, troweled into the tight downtown skyline . .
might be better situated elsewhere . .
(actually the 250-550 ft. stuff is more the clutter I'm referring to) . .
anyway . . looks like there's some design here . .
not exactly imposing . . Then again, besides Gehry, 99 Church,
tower one, the Calatrava cathedral, the deco towers, . .
not much new stuff downtown is all that visually remarkable . .
but it is nice that things are happening . . and it's fun to evaluate . .
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