ShawJ wrote:Thanks for the pictures. It's impressive how fast this thing got going after it was announced.
nice to see indeed, (as opposed to a couple of weed parks downtown). Â I saw those funky blocks as well, but apparently didn't get a shot of them. Â Perhaps something to do with the foundation? Â Look like they were pouring concrete.
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
Cool design. I was just thinking I hope they build more of that boxy condo look in Omaha, with those sharp, square windows, and a facade alternating with brick, stucco, and even ribbed metal (tin). I've seen that in other cities, and just looks very sharp and urban and modern. They have that kind of design over in Ak-Sar-Ben Village I've noticed.
RockHarbor wrote:Cool design. I was just thinking I hope they build more of that boxy condo look in Omaha, with those sharp, square windows, and a facade alternating with brick, stucco, and even ribbed metal (tin). I've seen that in other cities, and just looks very sharp and urban and modern. They have that kind of design over in Ak-Sar-Ben Village I've noticed.
To be honest, I'm thinking thats what people thought in the 50s and 60s. 30 years down the road that style of architecture may look like |expletive|.
Actually, most of the major buildings constructed in Omaha in the past decade remind me of 50's and 60's mid-century modernism. Â What's up with Omaha's green glass fetish? I personally think it's butt-ugly. I thought it was all very "cool" (another 50's slang comeback) when I was 10----I'm not really warming up to it this time around.
ricko wrote:Actually, most of the major buildings constructed in Omaha in the past decade remind me of 50's and 60's mid-century modernism. What's up with Omaha's green glass fetish? I personally think it's butt-ugly. I thought it was all very "cool" (another 50's slang comeback) when I was 10----I'm not really warming up to it this time around.
Well, once its 100 years old it becomes "very cool" again.
I see what you guys are saying. However, certain designs do hold up their value over time. Usually, I think of the architecture examples that are best of a certain era are usually appreciated through the decades following it. Good design is good design. Some people say that term "timeless architecture" to describe what I mean. For example, the Empire State Building in New York is considered "timeless" by many, because that striking art deco skyscraper holds up even today as a great building, or masterpiece of architecture of that era. I mean, who argues the ESB is not a great building, or example of architecture?
I think anything not too eccentric, or too "out there", and designed well with nice lines, pretty much holds up over time. These boxy condos, with their nicely-spaced square windows, and alternating materials on the facade, will likely hold "design value" over time, I would think. In the 60's and 70's, you saw squarish and boxy architecture. Same with the modern white homes built in the 80's. Throughout the 90's, and last decade, again, we see this boxy form here and there.
The green glass: See, I'm a fan of that green glass. I really like that suburban office block out in West Omaha with the green glass, and rigid, grid lines. Makes me think: "retro." I also like the UP building downtown's glass. I guess it shows we all have different tastes, and that is normal. :)
Condos like these are really cool, I feel, but I'm not sure they will hold their design value in time as much as something a little less busy:
Here are the ones built in the Aksarben Village development. Â Very nice & sharp, if I may say...
I can get pushed out because I'm "too much" for some. Then, an observer of me comes suddenly swooping in to "fill my shoes." People are always more accepting of the new one, because their feathers aren't truly ruffled by them. (Yawn) I can count on it every time.
Wow, these really are looking great! I love the cladding. Thanks for the photos!
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
Whoa! Way too expensive, Â but whatever. I guess if they rent, they rent. There just needs to be better options for lower-rent apartments, especially in that area.
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
It's no coincidence that all of the two bedroom units are full with Creighton right next door. I think they'll have a lot of trouble selling the one bedroom units at that price.