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Originally Posted by viewguysf
Guys, remember that this building is almost literally in Civic Center, within easy sight of and overlooking monumental buildings. Any building has to be compared to the environment in which it is set. I don't agree with either of you--not looking that bad or bad at all is not good enough for where it is. Are we a world class city or not? Rem, if you put it in a comparable setting in Chicago, it would be greatly ridiculed. I agree with BT; it is the biggest disappointment of all.
BT, you are well aware that I've been no fan of the Intercontinental, but at least it shows color from up here, unlike 301 Mission (which is a building that I love).
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To be honest with you, I've never really been impressed with the buildings in that area anyways. Argenta really just adds to the "meh" type of crowding going on in some parts of town. Of course, I really only made an assumption, which I probably should not have done, knowing one side of the building. I still have yet to see the other sides that may or may not look better than what I've seen.
Chicago might be an unfair place to suit Argenta because they are just in another world when it comes to building beauty. And thats really one of our problems, until fairly recently. That we've been settling for mediocre architecture. Look at 10th and Market, its not an awful building, but its nothing special in terms of design either. Argenta is not a great looking building, but is it really much worse that other work in the area or work thats being planned? I dont think so, but thats just my opinion.