51. Moreover, the plaza itself is but a scaled-down version of an original design that would have obstructed sight lines across the Mall. 52. Now, preservationists will have to decide whether to go back to the original design when the building is rehabilitated. 53. One need not create original designs, however. 54. Original design drawings adorn the walls as well as maquettes made for aerodynamic testing. 55. Other dissenters ripped into the original design by Friedrich St. Florian, an Austrian-born Rhode Island architect, as too large, too grandiose. 56. Pulitzer said she realized that she needed a bigger building and changed sites for one in the redevelopment area so that she could construct an original Ando design. 57. Restoration is taken seriously in Europe, where rules in the classic yacht races penalize any variance from original design and materials. 58. Restoring the building for commercial use and retaining the original design presented challenges, Good said. 59. She had done it by hand and on computer, and had modified the original design to reduce the cost for welding. 60. Schwan said that snags are inevitable when clients have to deal with original designs. |