Java King
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Ugh, yeah - Accordia's was by far my favorite. Not a fan of the Lendlease proposal, but I think the green glass/etc on Accordia would have really made a nice addition. Then again - probably would have been the first thing VE'd out when the FAA chopped the height off. I'd say say to the original Menino era proposals - yeah some interesting but all were completely unfeasible due to FAA limits. That is to say - officials must have known the FAA limits and ignored them for the RFP which generated some cool ideas, but, we can't really judge what we got against what could have been since they all, too, would have had to be drastically changed to be built in reality. I will say - even in the magical realm of the FAA and Logan not existing, Millennium's proposed was still mid-tier at best even not cut down (although certainly had by far the best overall financial package for the city).
I mainly see this coming from the South and it looks OK - will hold out my judgement for the full crown.
Totally agree! My only real beef with what we ended up with, is the lack of a GREAT HALL. The Great Hall was supposed to be an amenity for not having an observation deck. The first renderings were very Calatrava inspired, and I was hopeful. However, we ended up with a glorified office lobby. I think High Street Place Food Hall is so much better if you are comparing atrium spaces. However, since Winthrop Connector isn't finished yet, there is still some small hope.
I think many of the new office towers in London have created some fabulous public spaces such as the Shard and the Walkie Talkie.