Nice tour of AT&T. I look forward to seeing the rest.
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Although the projects are mostly modern and of good quality, they tend to be bland. Considered as a whole, the area has the potential to be a forgettable monotone of massing if this trend continues. A wider variety of forms should be considered so that it does not become a giant 300-acre missed opportunity.
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I couldn't agree more. I tend to focus on the need for more variance in height, but it's the overall sameness in massing that could be a problem south of the channel. Everything tends to fill the block at a similar height and squared shape. A few tall and skinny buildings or just having more buildings of various sizes sharing blocks would help. The Giants' development (Mission Rock) promises to have a lot more variety of shapes and sizes, which will help a lot. And to be fair, most of the uniquely shaped lots are in the yet to be built northwest corner of MB. And Salesforce.com will make a big difference too. It's definitely a work in progress.