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Why this new Denver high-rise has a giant crack in its exterior

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A new phenomenon is taking over high-rise architecture around the world.

Design firms are constructing buildings that look like a cleaver hacked a chunk from their otherwise pristinely shining glass facades.

There’s a name for the style: “scar-chitecture” It's a strategy that architects are using to bring outdoor spaces to tall towers.