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Architecture Mon May 11 2009
That's Really Finished?
Now that the spire on top of the new Trump International Hotel & Tower is complete, Kamin has fired up his criticism of the addition as "a towering toothpick ... a plastic toy ... a Kmart accessory for an Hermes suit." He's obviously displeased, and throws complaints at Daley, Trump, Adrian Smith and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill along the way. A commenter after the end of the piece wistfully remembers these two former designs.