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FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) is a school that teaches people how to design beautiful things.
Ironically, the school is located in an incredibly ugly, brutalist building that looks like a dirty prison, torture chamber, or sewage treatment plant.
Maybe FIT should consider..
a) Renovating the ugly brutalist building.
b) Demolishing, and replacing with a bigger/better building, and selling/renting the excess space for a profit.
c) Moving to a better looking building.
Last edited by normaldude; 03-29-2019 at 07:53 PM..
It is a really ugly building. All the buildings built around that time in that style are horrible, and there are a lot of them on various college campuses. But it's too late now!
It is a really ugly building. All the buildings built around that time in that style are horrible, and there are a lot of them on various college campuses. But it's too late now!
Depends on the air rights.
Considering that midtown Manhattan is prime real estate, FIT could tear down the ugly building, and build a bigger, taller better looking building, and rent/sell the excess space for a profit.
For example, in 2000, they demolished the bland NY Coliseum at Columbus Circle, and built the Time Warner Center.
There was a large building on Hunter College's west side campus that was worth a huge amount of money, so the state kicked out the program that was housed there. I assume the building will get knocked down and a huge new tower will be built instead.
FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) is a school that teaches people how to design beautiful things.
Ironically, the school is located in an incredibly ugly, brutalist building that looks like a dirty prison, torture chamber, or sewage treatment plant.
Maybe FIT should consider..
a) Renovating the ugly brutalist building.
b) Demolishing, and replacing with a bigger/better building, and selling/renting the excess space for a profit.
c) Moving to a better looking building.
Maybe it should stay ugly. For all we know, it could be one of the greatest sources of inspiration for students.
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