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The Salesforce Tower in SF is a great example of this. Big, tall, and bold with a pleasing curve. But look more closely and it’s just utterly bland and boring.
by Swizec 6y ago
The Salesforce Tower in SF is a great example of this. Big, tall, and bold with a pleasing curve.
But look more closely and it’s just utterly bland and boring. There is no detail. Just infinite repetition of the same window shape with a light shade.
And then an awkwardly inserted lobby that looks like you chopped out half of the bottom 3 floors and replaced them with a glass pane. Like an afterthought.
- dehrmann 6y agoI'd argue Salesforce Tower has texture when you up close. That's a lot more than the average glass skyscraper has.
- im3w1l 6y agoFor those who have not seen it https://www.google.com/maps/@37.790073,-122.3972697,3a,75y,134.34h,91.2t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-AREsM_MK7t_D4IuE7mm2A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.790073,-122.3972697,3a,75y,1...
- dylan604 6y agoI like the fact you can get a good feel for this building by looking at its reflection in the building next door. It's also very odd to me to see overhead power lines in this image. I would have assumed a downtown area like this would have powerlines underground.