re: Renderings of expansion from LSU

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My quote (out of context):
The two images you've juxtaposed actually look nothing alike. Which is the problem.

Your quote:
They look a lot alike. They dont have to be 100% alike. It looks great.

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You didn't read. The quote you posted is only part of what I said. (I didn't know Newt Gingrich was on this board. Kidding.)

Here's the rest of what I said: [The new design] is an imitation with proportions that are entirely off. It's not that I wouldn't want something that mirrors the north--it's that I DO want something that mirrors it. The renderings show that someone has taken that mirror and warped it, stretched it to fit a larger area without considering how the stretches and extensions conflict with the original inspiration.

Taking the original and stretching it to the point that it doesn't work is a problem. I'll reiterate, I appreciate the homage the architect tried to pay to the original. But it hasn't been done in a way that works. I'm just hoping the deficiencies with the design as it stands can be addressed.

There are plenty of people that post on here with silly complaints. I'm not one of them.

There are also plenty of buildings on campus that fail to capture the beauty of the original. I'm just afraid this will be yet another example.