What a beautiful example of the international style of architecture. Unfortunately, the internal layout seems rigidly adapted for office use. I'm not sure how they'll adapt a five-story office building to mall use without gutting the place. Maybe they'll do some sort of hybrid and convert the first two floors to a mall layout, knocking out walls and putting up glass storefronts, preserving the top three floors for office space.
Fun fact: The architect who designed this building also designed the Gateway Arch in St Louis and the iconic Tulip Chair.
These architectural connections are fun. Another interesting St. Louis one: the guy who designed the World Trade Center towers also designed the most notorious public housing project in the U.S. [0]
Fun fact: The architect who designed this building also designed the Gateway Arch in St Louis and the iconic Tulip Chair.