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Re: design in a vacuum
by Pi6

You seem to have some sort of "greatness" fetish and i'd get that checked out. Just because its in the history book and a popular tourist destination for architectural nerds doesn't make it an aesthetic success. Or do you subscribe to the "make it big and paint it red" school of design?

Lake Point - review picture: <link> doesn't exactly scream symmetry. except maybe during a power outage. The interesting part of this building is the assymetric organic patterning created by the choice of using non-reflective glass. Otherwise its any old 100 story symmetrical glass phallus.

Dulles is pointless argument - but all i'll say is typically you don't see it photographed from the front - not exactly its good side.

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