The wilco towersAh yeah, years ago I dated a girl who lived in a big 1950s block in Chicago and there was an arrangement like this (except it was on, like, the 20th floor).
Edit: tell a lie, it was from the 60s. Cool place, awesome views across the city.
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I aim to pleaseOffensive and racist thread.
Do you mean shit as in rough, shit as in boring, shit as in overpriced? The times I visited I was mainly just bowled over by the incredible architecture. Went to some cool bars and restaurants and stuff, dunno if they were life-definingly wonderful or anything, although the view from the restaurant at the top of the Hancock Tower was pretty special.Surprisingly affordable the wilco towers. Down town Chicago is a bit shit though is probably why
Not so much racist as like having your own kids taking the piss out of you.Offensive and racist thread.
The architect behind these towers studied under some world leader in mid century modernism who preached clean straight lines and 90 degree angles exclusively. After a while the student got bored with that and designed the buildings in your post. The use of lines that bend a little was such a devastating turn that it ended not only their professional relationship but decade spanning friendship as well.Ah yeah, years ago I dated a girl who lived in a big 1950s block in Chicago and there was an arrangement like this (except it was on, like, the 20th floor).
Edit: tell a lie, it was from the 60s. Cool place, awesome views across the city.
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Shit is probably the wrong word. Its nice just not a spot Id want to live. Very pretty buildings, a nice park, great museums and a river walk but once youve seen the sights theres not much in the way of culture beyond what looks to be business brunch spots out of my price range and suped up 'dine in' versions of fast food chains .Do you mean shit as in rough, shit as in boring, shit as in overpriced? The times I visited I was mainly just bowled over by the incredible architecture. Went to some cool bars and restaurants and stuff, dunno if they were life-definingly wonderful or anything, although the view from the restaurant at the top of the Hancock Tower was pretty special.
@padraig (u.s.) to thread, please!
Yeeees, but Portuguese houses have literally no heating. It's almost warm enough to get away with that but not quite, so in winter I'm colder here than I ever was in UK (or Russia obviously where they have airlock style double doors and fuel is super cheap) - or we were until got aircon installed, we actually find that handy for a few days in summer but vital in wintermy English wife grew up in a old stone farmhouse that was even less heated than most, and to this day tries to compensate for her traumatic childhood by cranking our heat all winter. I'm guessing @IdleRich would find it hard to give up that warm Mediterranean climate to return to England. And forget about @blissblogger, soaking up the SoCal sun for decades.
"In every statement of self-expression lies a smouldering reaction"The architect behind these towers studied under some world leader in mid century modernism who preached clean straight lines and 90 degree angles exclusively. After a while the student got bored with that and designed the buildings in your post. The use of lines that bend a little was such a devastating turn that it ended not only their professional relationship but decade spanning friendship as well.