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MichaelScottsOffice · #**8181** Posted **Apr 5, 2018, 4:13 PM**

Great nighttime shots tk

Skintreesnail · #**8182** Posted **Apr 5, 2018, 5:59 PM**

Groundhog · #**8183** Posted **Apr 5, 2018, 6:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skintreesnail

Great shot, but man, that gap between CTC and PECO is just asking to be filled in.

JurassicPhilly · #**8184** Posted **Apr 5, 2018, 8:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by McBane

Sorry, I still can't get on board with this tower. The width drives me nuts. But it's more than that. The width could have been visually "minimized" if the top was more tapered. The Bell Atlantic Tower (or whatever they're calling it these days) is similarly wide but has a graceful taper and is in fact one of my favorite towers. This is a hulking monsters, and not in a complimentary way.

For a very long time I really didn't like it and even wished it wasn't going to be built, but it has really grown on me as they have added the final touches. For me the outcropping up the west side has made a huge difference in my overall appreciation of the building.

iheartphilly · #**8185** Posted **Apr 5, 2018, 8:14 PM**

Not just the height but the exterior details added to this building and on the cladding is really what makes it stand out. Some photos posted here show it, others don't, but you really have to see it in person to really appreciate it. From being in different parts of the city and inside various buildings, the exterior cladding gives the impression, depending on light and the angle of your view, a different look. I don't know if the architects intended to do that, but if they did, it's a pretty cool feature. I haven't really noticed that the photos have captured it but I've seen it with my own eyes. And, its presence on East-West axis fits in really well in the overall skyline.

That being said, the real winning feature/benefit is the 4 seasons on top. To be able to go up and grab a drink and/or have dinner and soak in the view will be the crown jewel of this achievement for us skyscraper geeks.

TK2001 · #**8186** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 12:48 AM**

https://photos.app.goo.gl/EQllEW8DV6p4DrWP2
Here's the album, enjoy!

acenturi · #**8187** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 1:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Skintreesnail

[xIMG]https://i.imgur.com/r13sENz.jpg[/IMG]

The reflections off of the FMC face make this an especially superb photo shot.

PHL10 · #**8188** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 12:25 PM**

This morning:

R5Ryder · #**8189** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 2:33 PM**

^^ that photo shows what I was talking about earlier with the one "block" looking different than the rest, which I'm assuming is due to the lighting fading out at dawn and in at dusk.

ekt8750 · #**8190** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by R5Ryder

^^ that photo shows what I was talking about earlier with the one "block" looking different than the rest, which I'm assuming is due to the lighting fading out at dawn and in at dusk.

Correct. The material that houses cooling units have venting that darken it at certain angles and in different lighting.

iheartphilly · #**8191** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 4:49 PM**

^
They are "spec" as darker panels than the rest of the panels on the spine irregardless of light or angle.

Zerton · #**8192** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 5:32 PM**

This tower looks like it was designed in Minecraft.

JohnIII · #**8193** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 6:01 PM**

These photos are spectacular, they should really be used in the city's tourism magazine!

R5Ryder · #**8194** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 8:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

^
They are "spec" as darker panels than the rest of the panels on the spine irregardless of light or angle.

Yeah - they are - but I was referring to only one of the they.

JurassicPhilly · #**8195** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by TK2001

https://photos.app.goo.gl/EQllEW8DV6p4DrWP2
Here's the album, enjoy!

Really awesome pics man thanks!

Knight Hospitaller · #**8196** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 8:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zerton

This tower looks like it was designed in Minecraft.

TK2001 · #**8197** Posted **Apr 7, 2018, 2:02 AM**

I thought I'd post some photos. Full album link above

MichaelScottsOffice · #**8198** Posted **Apr 7, 2018, 5:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Plokoon11

I feel like a Godzilla monster is going to come down and use the CTC as a cell phone and use the cc1 as a usb stick.

Better a cell phone and usb then to get your inspiration from a trash can imo. I’m looking at you Vinoly and 432 Park ave.

MichaelScottsOffice · #**8199** Posted **Apr 7, 2018, 5:46 PM**

^^^ lots of great angles, thanks TK.

Iamdiesel · #**8200** Posted **Apr 7, 2018, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skintreesnail

Hello everyone. Long time lurker (since around the time of the announcement of CTIC) and first time poster. Don't live in the area anymore (moved away about 5 years ago), so I really like reading this forum to see the newest developments. Anyway... is that section of glass on FMC's south side that is off-color ever going to be corrected? I remember people noticing it in the FMC thread a long time ago, and I guess nothing has been done since. It is that strip about 3/4 of the way to the left. Where the crane was anchored in. Sorry for being so off topic for my first post!