The renovation of Helmut Jahn’s fought-over Thompson Center building in Chicago for Google has provided an updated pair of renderings for the $280 million project. The update follows last December’s release of the initial images for the reimagining. Google is pledging to deliver a LEED Platinum-certified project in line with the late architect's post-modernist vision. Initial demolition work began in May and will advance over the next year towards completion in the year 2026.
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Eeewww, yuck!
They've loaded the interior with boring cliches and dogma.
The list begins with: bleacher stairs, wood paneling, coffee bar, drapey plants, bland colors, string lights...
So generic and lacking in the "personality" the original seemed to have in spades.
Do we dare ask who / what Pixelflakes is? Please don't say Google in-house AI generated architectural design.
Pixelflakes is a (pretty good) CG company
I'm glad the building is still standing but the complete wiping away of the PoMo colors is sad.
i look at it like the faded colors of classical architecture - it makes it easier to appreciate the space and form of the design. also, seeing that helmut later stopped using bold color schemes in his work i wonder if he may have been dissatisfied with the actual effect.
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