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While the leaning form of the
control tower sets it apart from typical towers, it does use
a tripartite vertical structure, a tradition carried down
from Louis Sullivan's high-rise designs in the late 19th century.
A light-colored stone defines the first floor and anchors
the tower to the ground, a single wall reaching out to indicate
the entrance. Above this copper sheets are arranged horizontally
using standing seam construction that gives the object a texture
from a distance. The top is a glass box behind copper slats,
giving the building the image of an abstracted, classical
lighthouse.
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