State Street HQ | One Congress | Bulfinch Crossing | West End

What a high quality design this is. I can see future copycats coming for sure. In the days of glass towers everywhere its pretty rare to get something so vastly different from everything else, that looks this good. This tower really is a 1 of 1 and they hit it out of the park. Glass can be boring, but it can also be incredible when used right and playing up its strengths.
I think it's also helped quite a bit by the presence of several non-glass dominant towers in the same area. It really pops all the more for that reason, along with the uniquely spectacular design.
 
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I love the layered look of these pics, with the brick base on the bottom and the glass and steel towers rising from the base.

You might be the first person to publicly say you "love" anything about either of those buildings ;).
 
Here comes the moment of truth where we find out if the mech screen looks good or not.
 
From last night. BTW, I highly recommend the pizza from Night Shift Lovejoy.
Great shots!

I second the pizza recommendation. I like the Detroit style and they do a great job with it. Their menu has come a LOOOOOONG way since they opened.
 

Exciting to see that they've started the screen!

I've been thinking about this "polygonal" portion that was once rendered as a darker/ charcoals color versus now where it's rendered in white. I'm wondering if it will actually be the same material/ coloring used to cap the sides of the revealing pleats on the front of the building?

I'm not sure if that fact will change anything/ make it appear less garish than rendered, but it would at least that choice offers the impression of cohesion; something I think the architects are completely capable of given the quality level on display thus far.
 

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