I doubt the Chase Tower renovations will work aesthetically (can you imagine the jutting of that footprint from below the tower - yuck), but you have to give Gilbert credit for advancing the cause of the zero-setback, first-floor retail building. If only people would keep modernist buildings where they belong in the first place - the cold, ugly confines of suburban office parks. -Grandcircuspark [Kelly Ellsworth Takes on Detroit Preservation, Or Lack Thereof]
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