Buy a Lagrange if you don't like it

Listen to Blair Kamin, in a review of Helmut Jahn’s 600 North Fairbanks, bray his contempt for and sneer at what some people value in their residence.

Yes, the minimalist aesthetic comes with certain rules and quirks: You must have an off-white window shade. Some of your concrete walls may have plug holes from the building’s form-work. The absence of operable windows on the north and south sides means that apartment dwellers there will have to nudge their balcony doors open to get fresh air. And, in a small number of units, residents will have to draw the shades to obtain privacy while in the bathroom.

None of these restrictions seem particularly annoying, however, and, besides, there are plenty of mansard-roofed condo towers out there for those who wish to be cosseted in traditional luxury

For those who doubt that Walter Benjamin knew where “l’art pour l’art” might lead, Kamin provides clarification.

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