i agree. you know other cities that have distinct architecture have very intelligent laws about preservation. like New Orleans requires that anything built in downtown be in the old southern french arcitechtural style; and london just has a flat "if its over 100 yrs old, it can't be demolished" law.
i hate the whole "old but not historic" argument that people bring up, which led to the building before this tower being torn down. and is leading to the arlington building torn down. those buildings fit with the rest of the city. and that was what made those buildings nice...
this. while not absolutely terrible on the scale of the city hall, looks like the architect had some unresolved issues from childhood involving lego duplo blocks. and it could have been better designed to fit with the city.