tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372532189502857584.post849782414099981002..comments2023-11-05T02:12:42.976-06:00Comments on William Williams: Creating Places: Creating Places: Omni GroundbreakingWilliam Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06478081230861320969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372532189502857584.post-76761157154852984232011-06-15T15:56:14.500-05:002011-06-15T15:56:14.500-05:00The rendering of the Omni is about as bland is che...The rendering of the Omni is about as bland is chewing on paper. I live in the Washington, DC area but grew up in Nashville. I still follow pretty much everything that happens there. I'm so happy to see the SoBro area develop. It's long overdue. Unfortunately, architects missed out on an opportunity to take Nashville out of the ho-hum to the WOW!!!. The MCC is modern and from the renderings appear to have visual appeal from many angles and viewpoints. The Omni Hotel on the otherhand looks like another box with a facade elements to make it look... well, like a box with facade elements. There's nothing that stands out as dramatic architecture with this building. Viewing structures that are being built around the world, I had hoped that someone would end Nashville's boxiness and elevate the architecture to a level that would leave people remembering their stay in a fabulously designed building. The rendering we've seen says... typical, box hotel. The Gaylord Hotel in The National Harbor down river from DC would fit better and it too isn't that fantastic, except at night it looks great with the changing colored lighting that shines upon the building.<br /><br />To say the least I'm hoping that Omni will unveil a brand new design during the ground breaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372532189502857584.post-1747943017636086732011-06-02T12:30:23.035-05:002011-06-02T12:30:23.035-05:00The rendering of this hotel is nothing special.The rendering of this hotel is nothing special.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com