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Originally Posted by ThatOneGuy
The USA has literally thousands upon thousands of boring and ugly postmo skyscrapers. Unless they can successfully integrate neo-art deco/gothic elements, (which very few do) they make the place look brown and mucky.
Just look at the area around 250W55th street. It was hideous and brown, and with that glassy building, it gave a nice, modern contrast. NY is a city of many different styles, and contrast is key to keeping it interesting.
One57 does a great job at this.
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as oppose to the suburban style, prefabricated apartments and condos in shanghai and hong kong... those "hideous and brown" buildings are what gave new york the density to build such (glass) skyscrapers. not only that, its those very buildings that give nyc the constrast in architecture, which no other city can match, imo. this is by no means a opposition to one 57, in fact its about time nyc had a pro-skyscraper administration. as long as the demand is there, continuing approval and construction of these projects is vital for nyc's economy and skyline. one of the most amazing things about nyc is to see a five floor brown stone shop, with a twenty, thirty, or forty floor office building next to it, its nyc at its best. you can then imagine that five floor shop being replaced, someday, by a eighty or ninety floor thin office or apartment; not even tokyo or hong kong can claim such contrast, which why nyc's skyline and other "usa" skylines are so unique and exemplary. you cant/shouldnt, tear down a city, to build a city. you should build on top of what you already have, trust me im from detroit, i know. so i guess at the end we agree, just from different perspectives.