Part of
the beauty of the John Hancock Tower is the fact that it was designed to blend
in with the sky. There is no other decoration in the tower except for the
massive slabs of glass. Not only does it blend with the sky, but also it blends
with the existing topology at its base by reflecting it, case in point Trinity
Church. It is as if this nearly 800-foot tower does not even exist. It was
designed to literally meet the sky not at a definite end, but extend into
nothingness, with no clear edges unless you are directly looking for them. You
can see as the building goes up, the lighter and more it blends in with the
light sky while towards the bottom it begins to blend with the darker buildings
and alleyways.
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