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I'd like to take this opportunity to fully eat my words when I initially reacted to the rendering by saying I was slightly disappointed and was expecting something more "dynamic" from Hovey. I can already tell how totally wrong that was.
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The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. B Franklin.
^ Yeah, the glass really has the right tint to it. I even like the color better in real life than in the renderings.
And of course, the podium of pure evil just ROCKS as I've discussed before. It reminds me a bit of the Kaaba (minus the millions of surrounding worshippers, although perhaps that may change some day?)
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Millions of worshippers is a bit carried away. For a midrise/infill rental building, this is epic. But I still think that 600 North Fairbanks or Aqua are much better. And if we expand our view to one that reaches outside Chicago, there is lots that is much better than this. Still, to be clear, a million times better than anything that SCB has pooped out (including the quite spectacular Legacy).
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“The test of a great building is in the marketplace. The Marketplace recognizes the value of quality architecture and endorses it in the sales price it is able to achieve.” — Jon Pickard, Principal, Pickard Chilton
I think the Heritage and 340 are pretty nice buildings. But I'd rather see something like this or that proposed, maybe dead, Tower of Jewel going up instead of something like 500 LSD or Hubbard place.
And of course, the podium of pure evil just ROCKS as I've discussed before.
It is definitely bad to the bone.
George, your photo juxtaposes the black glass with a lush green lawn and then a just-right hue of blazing yellow autumn leaves. Even the black benches, the reddish stone, the perfectly trimmed hedge, the black SUVs ... it just seems almost choreographed. Bloody good image!
George, your photo juxtaposes the black glass with a lush green lawn and then a just-right hue of blazing yellow autumn leaves. Even the black benches, the reddish stone, the perfectly trimmed hedge, the black SUVs ... it just seems almost choreographed. Bloody good image!
second that - a shot I walked past for the whole week.
Oct 11
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Harry C - Urbanize Chicago- My Flickr stream HRC_OakPark
The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. B Franklin.
Great picture! I like imagining that traffic circle and all of Cityfront Plaza with building frontage (and possibly some streetlife). Hopefully someday soon
Standpoor interesting angle, hadn't seen it in this aspect before.
Gray and windy.
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Harry C - Urbanize Chicago- My Flickr stream HRC_OakPark
The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. B Franklin.
Optima Center in lower part of image. Click over to Flickr for larger versions of this image and you'll see a lot more developments / sites - all the way out to SoNo East.
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