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Plokoon11 · #**7061** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 12:55 PM**

^ On the crown?

Elementguy13 · #**7062** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 1:52 PM**

No, it was actually around the middle of the building.. the halls were lit up a bright blue.

Plokoon11 · #**7063** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 2:04 PM**

If there was 1 disappointment with CC1 it has to be the lighting scheme. It is dull, and hardly any color customization. Maybe FMC has pushed some competition in terms of lighting in the city.

Groundhog · #**7064** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 2:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Plokoon11

If there was 1 disappointment with CC1 it has to be the lighting scheme. It is dull, and hardly any color customization. Maybe FMC has pushed some competition in terms of lighting in the city.

It is very understated.

I'm excited to see the spire of CTC lit up. I think it will be a bold exclamation point on the skyline at night. I know that they've shown it will be white, but does anyone know if the color will be adjustable or flow bands of color through it? If there's some dynamism to the lighting of the spire, it will really play off FMC, Cira and PECO well (and hopefully get Liberty Place to step its game up).

JohnIII · #**7065** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 2:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

You know, after visiting London this year, I came to realize how little a large skyline actually matters. I would much prefer to have a well integrated and active street level, than a massive sprawling skyline.

London's skyline is much smaller than Chicago, Miami, Houston, Atlanta... hell, even San Francisco, but it far exceeds every single one of those cities combined as an interesting and exciting city to explore. I may even put London over NYC for it's human scale and easy navigability. You could walk for literal miles on end in each direction in London and not run out of interesting things to explore. It's really remarkable.

That's true about London; I would put London over New York not that this is a city to city comparison. London has a more intimate feel in every direction; day and night. New York has some dead zones; one that comes to mind is between 2nd Avenue to 5th Avenue; from about 23rd to 40th; especially after 5PM and of course the projects near Chinatown as well.

London I love; so much fun; very international; very vibrant; the Financial Capital of the World. You are right about London.

Through Paris in there to I guess few skyscrapers except for in the La Defense complex but the character of the city is unmatched; full of live; very refined.

iheartphilly · #**7066** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 2:46 PM**

^
London isn't the financial capital of the World. The NYSE in Manhattan is...

acumenhokie · #**7067** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 3:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Elementguy13

No, it was actually around the middle of the building.. the halls were lit up a bright blue.

Probably just an event. The cafeteria and conference areas are around that level. Just more noticeable now that it gets dark so early.

Elementguy13 · #**7068** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 3:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by acumenhokie

Probably just an event. The cafeteria and conference areas are around that level. Just more noticeable now that it gets dark so early.

I noticed it at 6am this morning.. I don't know. Take a look tonight maybe!

Knight Hospitaller · #**7069** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 3:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

^
London isn't the financial capital of the World. The NYSE in Manhattan is...

Not so fast... but we digress.

Londonee · #**7070** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 3:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

^
London isn't the financial capital of the World. The NYSE in Manhattan is...

Nope, it's London.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global..._Centres_Index

TonyL · #**7071** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 4:00 PM**

^^Oh Dear Jesus this debate. AGAIN!!

iheartphilly · #**7072** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 4:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Londonee

Nope, it's London.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global..._Centres_Index

I can't seem to find the metrics that i was thinking of in the reference cited for the ranking you pointed out. I was thinking in terms of trading volume, currency exchanged, market capitalization values of shares, etc. NYSE dwarfs the top 4 or 5 other exchanges. Also, I read somewhere that the number of financial jobs in numbers took a big dip in recent years.

But, according to your reference, [t]he ranking is an aggregate of indices from five key areas: "business environment", "financial sector development", "infrastructure factors", "human capital", "reputation and general factors". As of September 11, 2017, the top centres worldwide are:[6]...I guess you are correct.

Just not how I would of measure it.

summersm343 · #**7073** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 4:06 PM**

Update from Building Philly

https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly/

Elevator1 · #**7074** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 4:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Plokoon11

So any spire updates today? Also does anyone find it strange how this spire is being constructed beam by beam instead of prefabed pieces like other spires.

It is not a spire but a full extension of the building. To see this Lantern from street level nearby, it is pretty massive. I doubt they could put house size components up in one piece. Can anyone find what the footprint of the lantern is?

Elevator1 · #**7075** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 4:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Elementguy13

No, it was actually around the middle of the building.. the halls were lit up a bright blue.

It has always been that way. I have thought it looked odd and incomplete.

gw04 · #**7076** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 4:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Elementguy13

Side note, did anybody notice the new lighting scheme on Comcast 1 last night? It was a two story wide strip of blue light on the north side only. Testing out something new? Or has the building always had this capability?

I think those floors have had these lights for a few years now. I've seen them in the past.

Knight Hospitaller · #**7077** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 4:22 PM**

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Knight Hospitaller · #**7078** Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 4:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

Just not how I would of measure it.

In other related news, I am the center of my universe.

DocAwesome · #**7079** Posted **Nov 9, 2017, 12:45 AM**

If the mid-building lights are what I think it is, it is internal lighting from Ralph's.

R5Ryder · #**7080** Posted **Nov 9, 2017, 1:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Plokoon11

If there was 1 disappointment with CC1 it has to be the lighting scheme. It is dull, and hardly any color customization. Maybe FMC has pushed some competition in terms of lighting in the city.

The worst part is how the top part looks like 5000k LED lights, but then the rest of the building is like 2700K soft white bulbs.

It could look fantastic if the "inner pyramid" was lit consistently, and the peripheral facades were kept darker. I'm probably not using the terms correctly but I think you understand.