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objectimpermanence t1_j3nho4w wrote

What would you say is the most interesting skyscraper in JC?

My thoughts:

  • The complex of towers at the Beacon has the most distinctive silhouette, especially with the dramatic setbacks of 100 Clifton Place.
  • 101 Hudson is interesting as kind of an art deco revival building, but it doesn't really stand out in the skyline despite being a 40+ story building.
  • 30 Hudson is the nicest modernist glass box building, but it's not really unique because its basically a scaled down version of International Financial Centre in Hong Kong, which was designed by the same firm around the same time period.
  • The Ellipse probably has the most daring design of any of the newer towers.
  • If the tower designed by Rem Koolhaas at 111 First St. had actually been built as proposed in 2006, I think it would've been fairly notable as an early example of the Jenga-style tower fad.
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Miringanes t1_j3o1qeh wrote

I like journal squared even though it’s a little bit of a vinoly ripoff

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