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Originally Posted by Don098
Actually, I think she might like the proposal. She knows a lot about development and she's very worldly and therefore understands what a building of this stature would do for Philadelphia. I think she won't like the design architecturally though. She'll probably say it's recycled from the original freedom tower inspirations (you have to admit, the design isn't entirely a brand new genre) and that it therefore won't be as iconic. But I think she'll really like it overall, to be honest. Plus, with funding secured and political backing from the highest office in Philadelphia for rezoning, as well as tenants beginning to line up, I don't think she's going to have too much clout this time around if she doesn't like it. It's an understatement to say that it'll be an uphill battle for opponents trying to drown this project. Not with an internationally revered architect behind the reigns.
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not to beat a dead horse, but it is precisely because people seem to be getting behind this project that she will probably come out against it. in that profile of her in some rag (I think it was citypaper but don't recall exactly) she took GREAT pride in being the only person to criticize the mural program. that's what she thinks makes her the authority on things she really knows nothing about, the "courage" to come out against them. in other words, she thinks that all you have to do to be a critic is to hate something, or at least say you hate it.
generally, she does little actual architectural criticism. she usually limits her columns to looking at the "urban" aspect of particular projects. she knows she's no architectural critic, so she only really talks about buildings in their larger contexts, not so much individual buildings and their architectural merit.
a few posts back I predicted what she would say about this project, but I don't think I predicted what her overall evaluation of it would be. I think her tone will be generally negative, because of what I said above and the fact that she generally hates almost anything in Philadelphia that goes against what she thinks is our delicate, gossamer urban fabric. the fact that we're not new york is enough for her to come out against any skyscraper project here.
I differ from your thinking that she is worldly. she is clueless. but again I don't want to beat a dead horse. My opinion of her is well known.