This was built during modernism, when architects developed an allergic reaction to what they considered excessive frivolity in ornamentation. They did this to

This was built during modernism, when architects developed an allergic reaction to what they considered excessive frivolity in ornamentation. They did this to the Verizon tower in Lower Manhattan, and arguably I think it looks worse than the old design. https://www.6sqft.com/skyline-blights-ugly-verizon-building-finally-gets-its-glassy-update/ https://www.6sqft.com/skyline-blights-ugly-verizon-building-...