One 57 - 157 West 57th Street - 1003 feet - by Christian de Portzamparc

**RoldanTTLB** · August 20th, 2011, 03:50 PM

Soaring over 200 ft. About to take off again, although from the columns on the east side, it almost feels like the tower will be there and not on the west. I just don't see how that's possible. How confusing. Anyway, no evidence of facade yet, but there's so little of it on the base, it'll probably go up incredibly quick.

**Merry** · August 20th, 2011, 08:54 PM

^ Excellent progress updates, Roldan

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Stroller alert, stroller alert....ummm...What is that magnificent building on the right in the second photo?

**ZippyTheChimp** · August 20th, 2011, 09:47 PM

Alwyn Court

**Merry** · August 21st, 2011, 05:16 AM

^ Doh. Thanks, Zippy. I got confused about the location

. Also more familiar with the corner entrance detail.

**RoldanTTLB** · August 23rd, 2011, 12:16 AM

Facade all boxed up with nowhere to go.

**stache** · August 23rd, 2011, 03:14 AM

This building is starting to peek out over Columbus Circle.

**Derek2k3** · August 25th, 2011, 11:49 PM

**Tectonic** · September 12th, 2011, 09:48 PM

09.10.11

©tectonic

**lofter1** · September 12th, 2011, 11:20 PM

I hate how this is rising up and sticking out from the angular upper floors of the building just to the east.

A little sensitivity in the design -- a notched corner if nothing else -- could easily have created a better way for these two buildings to meet.

But this thing is obviously about giganticism and not finesse, so such clumsiness is to be expected.

**infoshare** · September 13th, 2011, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by lofter1

A little sensitivity in the design -- a notched corner if nothing else -- could easily have created a better way for these two buildings to meet.

But this thing is obviously about giganticism and not finesse, so such clumsiness is to be expected.

I hope you do understand that the so called lack of "sensitivity" the "better way" and the "clumsiness" are all only assertions regarding your personal aesthetic preferences.

A "little sensitivity" to people who have different 'taste' than you would be the very definition of 'sensitivity'.

Sorry to take issue with either the phrasing of your words or your 'attitude'. It just seemed to me like a very doctrinaire position to take: particularly when stated so emphatically.

IMHO, the architectural design is sublime - just my opinion. (LOL)

**stache** · September 13th, 2011, 09:39 AM

**lofter1** · September 13th, 2011, 11:03 AM

And so what ????

Yeeeessh x 2

**RoldanTTLB** · September 13th, 2011, 01:00 PM

Even if there was a nod in this building to the one next to it, I suspect the one next to it will be long gone before it is, and the nod will not last.