tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post2598162433014886373..comments2024-03-13T23:35:16.711-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: Today in Pictures - NPR Home in NoMaKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-47731097114961520172012-08-18T23:18:00.892-04:002012-08-18T23:18:00.892-04:00agreed with the fbi resemblance, and nominating th...agreed with the fbi resemblance, and nominating this for the, "least likely to age well" award. If you are even on the fence about this now, just wait until 15-25 years from now. Awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-37067441721427008502012-08-17T20:25:11.212-04:002012-08-17T20:25:11.212-04:00WHAT? How does this resemble FBI building AT ALL??...WHAT? How does this resemble FBI building AT ALL???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-5968830007223622372012-08-16T20:16:59.597-04:002012-08-16T20:16:59.597-04:00It definatly looks like the FBI building. How man...It definatly looks like the FBI building. How many builings can you name where the top 2-3 floors are massed as a projecting element? Right, thus the FBI comment. And to say this projection is light and airy makes it seem like the whole box isn't wrapped in a thick slab of concrete (faux of course).<br /><br />The warehouse part is the most attractive part of the whole pile. Proof that even a formulaic art deco concrete warehouse has more grace than this preening design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-53803826593630205292012-08-16T16:08:55.036-04:002012-08-16T16:08:55.036-04:00Considering the warehouse facade NPR had to work w...Considering the warehouse facade NPR had to work with, this building looks great.Andrew Wodzianskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-32057671700720994782012-08-16T14:06:05.859-04:002012-08-16T14:06:05.859-04:00So every building where the top couple or three fl...So every building where the top couple or three floors are massed as a projecting element is a version of the FBI building. Wow. DCMud, you have a lot of educating to do, of both yourselves and the public.<br /><br /> Skidrowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-80105321184085218742012-08-16T13:51:59.959-04:002012-08-16T13:51:59.959-04:00Any idea when this building will be complete and r...Any idea when this building will be complete and ready for NPR to move in?Dana Hollish Hillhttp://www.hollish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-82616237602303026052012-08-16T13:51:07.690-04:002012-08-16T13:51:07.690-04:00Having just recently driven past the new NPR headq...Having just recently driven past the new NPR headquarters the initial reaction to seeing it was "My Gosh, Its a glass version of the FBI Building! What were they thinking?"<br />Perhaps it was meant to be a playful take on the secretive FBI versus the openess of NPR. <br />We can only hope that in 40+ years everyone won't be waiting for the demise of the NPR building with as much ferver as they do for the replacement of the FBI Building on Penn Ave.<br />Shame the new doesn't relate better to the old at the new NPR site. It's an elegant little industrial building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-65586463740694046952012-08-16T13:39:28.109-04:002012-08-16T13:39:28.109-04:00The FBI comment is definitely weird. Yes, there&#...The FBI comment is definitely weird. Yes, there's a projecting element at the top of the NPR addition, but it seems pretty light and glassy in contrast to the heavy projection on the FBI building, and it's limited to one part of the building, while the FBI's projecting upper floors basically surround the building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-25983967916152981952012-08-16T11:19:35.250-04:002012-08-16T11:19:35.250-04:00Ken, Can you explain what resemblance this project...Ken, Can you explain what resemblance this project has to the Hoover FBI Building. I'm not seeing much that connects the two. Given that any reference to the FBI is considered a pejorative by most, this comment is very puzzling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com