I think this thing looks sleek and glassy enough to not really overwhelm as badly as it could. It'll just be a backdrop to blend with blue sky when viewed from the river...
What would be really awful is the usual LaGrange Michigan Avenue Po-Mo Crapfest going up on the site. Art deco stone structures and modern glass can complement each other well. Art deco stone structures and painted concrete trying and failing miserably to look like art deco stone do not.
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"Architecture is the art of balancing values: economic, aesthetic, public, private. It always involves compromise, and few architects would deny that the client's desires take precedence. But the best architects understand that they also have an obligation to the public welfare, no matter who is paying their bills. That often means investing time in educating clients rather than simply acceding to their desires."
- Nicolai Ouroussoff, New York Times
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