Quote:
Originally Posted by CoolCzech
I'm genuinely bemused by all the negativity about this tower. It's a genuine 1,340 footer.
|
There it is again and the obsession with height, I'll never understand it, it's like the proverbial penis size of skyscrapers to you people. Height is nice, but it's not the end all be all, and it certainly doesn't magically make for great architecture, in fact it can make things much worse.
(maybe this metaphor wasn't such a good idea
)
Great design and architecture has absolutely nothing to do with height. Look at the Hearst tower, Look at Aqua, hell even 8 spruce street (ok those last two are actually quite tall but you get the point).
The previous design fit well with the site, it attracted attention but also didn't steal away the show, and the slanted roof was obviously unique and beautiful and complimented 1 WTC, the star of the site.
While you have every right to like this tower for its height and its supposed, uhhh... homage.. to the "original" twins (talk about living in the past), others have every right to hate it for it's bland, awkward and uninspiring design (especially when it comes to the street level).