I toured the building a few months ago. The aerogel lining in the channel glass deadens it a bit-- it's definately the most subdued cg facade i've ever seen. Looks like laquered steel in pictures. People should still hold their judgement until it's lit up, however-- it looks beautiful from the inside. I'm not sure how comparing oneself to cuts of meat lends credibility, either.
I was about to blast Javier's perjorative use of "local yokel" as yet another example of the pompous attitude we take towards the opinions of the "guy on the street" (especially if they are from the south or the midwest), and then I read the piece, and maybe the yokel is just a cut of meat I haven't heard about. Seems like it would be an acquired taste however.
this is typical pitch fashion. being from kc i have come to expect a lack of anything but surface, banal criticism from a paper that gets more journalistic integrity from its escort and porn ads rather than its in-depth exposes.
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The "just a piece of meat" shtick gets old really quick.
...from a town where the only good thing they have to compare a building to is BBQ.
Now I'm hungry....
Too bad I have to wait until 2007 to go get some.
I toured the building a few months ago. The aerogel lining in the channel glass deadens it a bit-- it's definately the most subdued cg facade i've ever seen. Looks like laquered steel in pictures. People should still hold their judgement until it's lit up, however-- it looks beautiful from the inside. I'm not sure how comparing oneself to cuts of meat lends credibility, either.
I was about to blast Javier's perjorative use of "local yokel" as yet another example of the pompous attitude we take towards the opinions of the "guy on the street" (especially if they are from the south or the midwest), and then I read the piece, and maybe the yokel is just a cut of meat I haven't heard about. Seems like it would be an acquired taste however.
this is typical pitch fashion. being from kc i have come to expect a lack of anything but surface, banal criticism from a paper that gets more journalistic integrity from its escort and porn ads rather than its in-depth exposes.
not sure if this is the same bldg
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/museum_expansion/garage/parking_construction.htm
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/news/4266154.htm
http://www.miami.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/performing_arts/5322543.htm
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/special_packages/nelson/9820855.htm
and with Holl comment:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/entertainment/visual_arts/10818556.htm
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