re: I just realized how much Brutalist architecture is seeping in Washington DC

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I work in that building and I love it.

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Very cool. I worked there for a few years as well; I loved the cracked glass elevators. Ended up moving to the 57 Center on 6th avenue right next to the Duquesne Club.

I remember when they were building the place when I was a kid. It was a big deal. Apparently Phillip Johnson got into huge arguments with the PPG folks about how high the ceilings should be and almost shut down the project. Johnson won out to the betterment of the building. The PPG folks wanted 8ft. ceilings so the could get more floors in the building. 8ft. ceilings in an office... that would have been awful.