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[krazeeboi]

I would just like to see something modern and contemporary in the Vista. So maybe not that example, but something different and daring could work.

[waccamatt]

pompusmaximus, on Aug 13 2009, 03:21 PM, said:

I'm actually glad it doesn't look like this. This building belongs in Brasilia or Mexico city, not columbia SC. Columbia already has plenty of 60s and 70s modernist structures. I think its refreshing to see something more traditional every once and a while like what was built. I guarantee columbia's hilton will hold up far better than Houston's over time.

Columbia doesn't have nearly enough modern and postmodern buildings; I'm a fan of mixing different eras together - there are already enough brick - fake historic buildings.

[BrasilnSC]

I agree.....new construction should represent the era in which it is built, not pretend that it's something old and historical.

Edited by BrasilnSC, 13 August 2009 - 06:18 PM.

[CorgiMatt]

The CBD is modern.  It's not trying to look historic.  The Vista is an historic district.

[krazeeboi]

The Hilton Columbia Center has been recognized as AAA Approved Four Diamond lodging. It is the only hotel in Columbia to carry the rating, and one of only approximately 25 hotels in South Carolina (all of them being on the coast, except three including the Hilton).