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Originally Posted by Reminiscence
I think the biggest problem I have with Pelli's design is the fact that there is already another building in Hong Kong with pretty much the same design going on. Because of this, we wont really get a unique building in San Francisco. Plus 2 IFC is taller than Pelli's proposal, which doesnt sit well with me. Its ok and all, but its been done, its been used. SOM's on the other hand, I dont recall any single building in the world that reminds me of that.
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I still have to disagree with that. I had posted this before, but you may have missed it, or also may not agree that it's very similiar; it's SOM's
Shanghai Center which is currently under proposal for construction. This new type of external support structure I think will become more and more popular in the future. It'll only be a matter of time until we can also say it's been done (plus Shanghai will undoubtedly get that thing up faster than passing through the hurdles of the planning process here in SF).