It looks good to my eyes, but almost any move away from brutalism would be an improvement - and, FTR, I'm in the minority that thinks brutalism has its place.

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Posted by wallowinit

Louisiana

Member since Dec 2006

17886 posts

Posted on 6/12/26 at 4:00 pm to SloaneRanger

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These palaces actually rub me the wrong way because of the message it sends about the power and scope of the federal government, particularly our unaccountable judiciary.

I feel strongly the same way. When I went to Washington DC with my son‘s eighth grade class, we got a really in-depth exclusive tour of the place and the whole place just gave me the creeps.

I felt like I was at the Kremlin.

Way too many damn monuments to and palaces for government fricks.

I never want to go back.

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Posted by Uroblast

SE TN

Member since Jan 2010

176 posts

Posted on 6/12/26 at 4:15 pm to hawgfaninc

Here’s some local color commentary:
1. The land for this was a prime downtown parcel. One of the last unused and being held by a private business with operations next door. This was taken by eminent domain against the wishes of the city and the business.
2. TVA (quasi-public/private) just moved out of its huge downtown office. Had plenty of room for court operations. Feds didn’t want it. It’s still vacant.
3. There is already a Federal Courthouse - although old and too small.
Anyway, I certainly felt there were much more economical options. But who gives a rip. It’s just someone else’s money for an awesome new building on someone else’s land that would have been better used for other downtown projects. And now there are 2 vacant buildings with Fed involvement downtown. Keep paying those federal taxes baws!

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