Star Architecture Acclimation

Some have criticized Dallas as insecure and as a result infatuated with star architecture. Philip Johnson’s Mercantile National Bank skyscraper that he designed in 1987 certainly fits the description of star architecture. It is a 60-story, postmodern style building, still the second tallest in Dallas, designed by a star architect in the modern style of the moment. After 30 years of what originally pushed the momentum of Dallas forward with a strong architectural statement, has now just become mundanity on Main Street. It is a comfortable and sentimental sight. It is so much better than if a lesser architect had designed the building and left a monstrosity on Main Street.
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