The architect considered the accidental destruction of the original to be an ill omen.
Still, the firm's architects and associates considered 20 different concepts in that time.
And Portzamparc is practicing at a time when few architects still consider ornament a crime.
Minimalist architects not only consider the physical qualities of the building.
Many architects consider it the world's first modern building, because of its unique construction of only one material: reinforced concrete.
The reason is not that some architects consider themselves superior to grunt work.
His work is much closer to the client's aspirations than what most architects would ever consider catering to.
The postmodernist architects often considered the general requirements of the urban buildings and their surroundings during the building's design.
In fact, the architects of the skyscraper considered themselves traditionalists.
"I implored both the board and the architects to consider it," he recalled.