HomeDiagramsDatabaseMapsForum About
     

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Discussion Forums > Buildings & Architecture


Reply

 
Thread Tools Display Modes
     
     
     
     
  #1  
Old Posted Aug 2, 2018, 8:16 AM
dropdeaded209's Avatar
dropdeaded209 dropdeaded209 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Berlin
Posts: 470
AT&T Building Landmarked!!!

Hands off my Johnson!!!

I'm pleased to announced our efforts to landmark Philip Johnson and John Burgee's iconic AT&T building in NYC have paid off in less than a year!

From Dezeen:

Filmmaker Nathan Eddy (that's me), who organised a petition and protest in November 2017 – a week after Snøhetta's plans were revealed – described the news as "an astonishing and marvelous victory".

MORE importantly:

It could also mark a major step in recognising other works built in the controversial style.

"Many examples of postmodern buildings have been threatened with demolition in recent years. Others in the US include Helmut Jahn's James R Thompson Center in Chicago, which Eddy also campaigned to save by creating a movie about the government building."

Thanks to everyone who signed the petition and otherwise supported our efforts, now let's get back to saving Jahn's Thompson Center!

Hands off my Thompson!
__________________
Director of Starship Chicago, The Absent Column, Battleship Berlin, Helmut Jahn: In a Flash, and Starship Chicago II.

"Helmut Jahn has never suffered a failure of nerve."
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #2  
Old Posted Aug 2, 2018, 4:55 PM
jtown,man jtown,man is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,144
On a side note is it just me or do ATT buildings in most cities look like absolute garbage?
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #3  
Old Posted Aug 7, 2018, 8:27 AM
Double L's Avatar
Double L Double L is offline
Houston:Considered Good
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 4,846
Quote:
Originally Posted by jtown,man View Post
On a side note is it just me or do ATT buildings in most cities look like absolute garbage?
No, it’s not just you. It’s me too. #metoo
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #4  
Old Posted Aug 3, 2018, 9:09 PM
Amanita's Avatar
Amanita Amanita is offline
Crane Goddess
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,229
Yay! Now if we could just do something about 270 Park Avenue. Hands off my De Blois!
__________________
"Build me to the heavens, and Life never stops"
"Live as if the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be"
-Angel
"Prayers are fleeting and wars are forgotten, but what is built endures"
-Ambassador DeLenn, Babylon 5

Last edited by Amanita; Aug 7, 2018 at 10:44 PM.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #5  
Old Posted Aug 7, 2018, 1:35 AM
WhatTheHeck5205 WhatTheHeck5205 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Who knows
Posts: 117
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amanita View Post
Yay! Now if we could just do something about 270 Park Avenue. Hands off my DuBlois!
Amen to this. If Chase is adamant that they need a new tower they should honestly just build one on the rear podium portion of the site facing Madison Ave.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #6  
Old Posted Aug 3, 2018, 11:25 PM
GeneralLeeTPHLS's Avatar
GeneralLeeTPHLS GeneralLeeTPHLS is offline
Midtowner since 2K
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Midtown Toronto
Posts: 5,364
Woooo! This tower is a beauty, so glad to see it landmarked.
__________________
"Living life on the edge"
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #7  
Old Posted Aug 4, 2018, 9:46 PM
LSyd's Avatar
LSyd LSyd is offline
Red October standing by
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Columbia/Sumter, SC
Posts: 16,913
great news

-
__________________
"The vapors! The fainting couch! Those heartless elitists are burning down the plantation with their logic and arithmetic!"

-fflint
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #8  
Old Posted Aug 5, 2018, 6:10 AM
pico44's Avatar
pico44 pico44 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,450
Oh thank God


Thank you so so much for this wonderful news. I'm so happy!

Reply With Quote
     
     
End
 
 
Reply

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Discussion Forums > Buildings & Architecture
Forum Jump


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:43 PM.

     
SkyscraperPage.com - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.