Popular Post J-Rob Posted January 20, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Screening going up on the deck.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew.Brendan Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/05/magazine/new-york-life.html#/who-lives-up-there-living-at-high-altitude 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navigator319 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Screening going up on the deck.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yup looks like crap. Thought would be more like the screening used on the decks at Gateway where not see so easily through to the ugly concrete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCMike1990 Posted January 20, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 LU doesn't look that bad from the air quality cam. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Has there been any progress with LU2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrodvt Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 41 minutes ago, NCMike1990 said: LU doesn't look that bad from the air quality cam. I'll admit it does look better the further out you zoom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AuLukey Posted January 20, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 LU doesn't look that bad from the air quality cam. IMO LU’s awkward proportions actually makes Uptown look shorter. It’s so stumpy it makes it look much shorter and, by association, throws off the rest of the skyline. I’m glad that LU2 should cover up a good chunk of this angle. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksonH Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 I'm not understanding the lack of love for the LU tower. It looks pretty handsome to me. At least it's not another rectangular box. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucial_Infra Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, JacksonH said: At least it's not another rectangular box. If it were rectangular, at least it would look thin from some angles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 I'm not understanding the lack of love for the LU tower. It looks pretty handsome to me. At least it's not another rectangular box.But it is a rectangular box. That’s what’s so wrong with it. It’s a giant fat box with some other stuff on top of it. It’s so badly proportioned. I know for a fact the architects don’t even like it, just the customer is always right. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksonH Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 31 minutes ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said: But it is a rectangular box. That’s what’s so wrong with it. It’s a giant fat box with some other stuff on top of it. It’s so badly proportioned. I know for a fact the architects don’t even like it, just the customer is always right. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'll take your word for it. Maybe I'm being too PC and just don't like fat shaming the newest kid in town. Buildings come in all shapes and sizes you know. Or maybe I simply have bad taste. I saw the building a few weeks ago and thought it looked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLT704 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) In all seriousness, why does Johnny Harris insist on such craptacular design for his projects? Does Lincoln Harris have a vendetta against good architecture or is it still 1990 at the company?? EDIT: Knowing that certain people read this forum, I'd like to tell them that they need do a better job design buildings. God help us if LH redevelops the OG Duke building. Edited January 20, 2019 by CLT704 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 People in Raleigh would love to have LU. The same is probably true in W-S and Greensboro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dale Posted January 20, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 53 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said: People in Raleigh would love to have LU. The same is probably true in W-S and Greensboro. We ain’t Raleigh. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 That’s true. I’d bet that they’d like this in Atlanta too though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C85 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said: That’s true. I’d bet that they’d like this in Atlanta too though. I Don't think LU would fit in Atlanta. Edited January 21, 2019 by C85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 No, they wouldn’t like it in Atlanta either. Heck, Montgomery, Alabama’s pyramid is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-man Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 21 hours ago, navigator319 said: Yup looks like crap. Thought would be more like the screening used on the decks at Gateway where not see so easily through to the ugly concrete. they should have went for a tan, lighter colored brick and painted the exposed concrete then covered it up. ugh yeah its the largest and possibly the ugliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JorgiPorgi Posted January 21, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 There should be a separate LU “hate” thread. Scrolling through this thread for updates, pictures etc gets old when you see the same people making the same complaints over and over. We get it, you hate it. Move on. It and the horrible deck will be mostly covered in a few years anyway. It doesn’t ruin the skyline. Charlotte has more than enough iconic towers for that to happen. Every city has their dud. Get over it. 7 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KJHburg Posted January 21, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, JorgiPorgi said: There should be a separate LU “hate” thread. Scrolling through this thread for updates, pictures etc gets old when you see the same people making the same complaints over and over. We get it, you hate it. Move on. It and the horrible deck will be mostly covered in a few years anyway. It doesn’t ruin the skyline. Charlotte has more than enough iconic towers for that to happen. Every city has their dud. Get over it. I 100% agree though in no way do I think it is dud. That huge garage on the Church St blocked will be blocked all on sides except 277 side by other buildings and ground floor retail on the Church street side. Plus Legacy 2 the Deloitte tower will be rising soon. Edited January 21, 2019 by KJHburg 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Rob Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 There should be a separate LU “hate” thread. Scrolling through this thread for updates, pictures etc gets old when you see the same people making the same complaints over and over. We get it, you hate it. Move on. It and the horrible deck will be mostly covered in a few years anyway. It doesn’t ruin the skyline. Charlotte has more than enough iconic towers for that to happen. Every city has their dud. Get over it. I generally agree with you, but are you at all disappointed in the metal screening that will be facing 277? Seems like they could have been a bit more creative with it. Maybe had a sign that said “Charlotte” in big letters or something. I feel like that is a legitimate gripe, but I hear you though; sometimes it is taken too far.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JorgiPorgi Posted January 21, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 1 minute ago, J-Rob said: I generally agree with you, but are you at all disappointed in the metal screening that will be facing 277? Seems like they could have been a bit more creative with it. Maybe had a sign that said “Charlotte” in big letters or something. I feel like that is a legitimate gripe, but I hear you though; sometimes it is taken too far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I completely agree with the parking deck. The parking deck to me is the worst part of the whole thing- the screening is an unfortunate choice. I don’t understand how this developer feels comfortable putting their name on this. There I’ve said my piece. Just making a statement about the recurring theme: the proportions suck, the materials suck. While some like it, most don’t- that’s fine. Can we move on from that? It’s taking up so much of the forum. And don’t even get me started on “this building ruins our skyline”. That’s such a melondramatic statement lol. I have made two posts complaining about complaining. Now I’m being problematic haha. Maybe I should start a thread dedicated to complaints about people complaining about LU. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hushpuppy321 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Should we start an LU2 Thread? LU1 & Parking Deck is almost completed ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NotSoAlien Posted January 21, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Today: 29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-man Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, NotSoAlien said: Today: nice detailed pics. The garage looks so much better from far away and above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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