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[DZH22]

5/29 From Arlington

IMG_1520 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[taketern]

 

[cburns]

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The glass is really amazing on this one (though concerned about the bird strikes mentioned upthread) in some of the photos in this thread. I do a double take as at first glance, I ask myself "wait, where's the rest of it?" as some sides almost blend into the background sky.

 

[DZH22]

6/4

IMG_1668 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_1670 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_1671 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_6413 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6417 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6415 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[kingofsheeba]

6/15

 

[atlantaden]

Wow!! I freakin love when the orange/rust color of the fins shows up in these pics!! The color, for whatever reason, doesn’t seem to show up in most pics!

 

[Blackbird]

Are the “gashes” in the fin sides intentional or are they waiting on a new shipment of the fin material in order to fill them in?

 

[citydweller]

There is no middle ground with this building, you either love it or hate it. I'm still in the latter.

 

[stick n move]

Its like grapefruit, nobody just kinda likes it. Its either hideous or delicious, and thats ok.

 

[RandomWalk]

Its like grapefruit, nobody just kinda likes it. Its either hideous or delicious, and thats ok.

But does it cause adverse reactions in critical city services?

 

[bdurden]

Are the “gashes” in the fin sides intentional or are they waiting on a new shipment of the fin material in order to fill them in?

I think they are intentional considering that the pattern on the baseline aligns with the upper floor facades. I don’t remember seeing that in the renderings though.

 

[Arenacale]

Its like grapefruit, nobody just kinda likes it. Its either hideous or delicious, and thats ok.

Hopefully there are no orbisculation incidents from the building.

 

[Charlie_mta]

I think they are intentional considering that the pattern on the baseline aligns with the upper floor facades. I don’t remember seeing that in the renderings though.

Another case of the finished building looking quite a bit better than the render. That seems to happen a lot.

 

[HenryAlan]

There is no middle ground with this building, you either love it or hate it. I'm still in the latter.

I've always liked it, but it took me a while to decide whether I liked it at this location. At first I didn't think it was the right place for such a building, but now I think it's just right.

 

[kingofsheeba]

 

[BeeLine]

Are the “gashes” in the fin sides intentional or are they waiting on a new shipment of the fin material in order to fill them in?

I believe it a design feature. Some examples from other sides of the building:

IMG_6914 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6929 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6982 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6922 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

6/18 From Prospect Hill Somerville. Just peaking out from the left but should have decent visibility once that crane goes away.

IMG_2087 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_6905 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6911 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6913 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6912 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6915 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6916 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6920 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6921 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6922 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6925 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6923 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6924 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6928 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6930 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6932 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6933 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6934 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6979 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[Bananarama]

The missing fins are indeed missing and are not a design move. They will be filled in.