JEREMY ZIMMER, Agent: The building was a symbol of power and artistry and the best of the best in I. M. Pei and the materials they used. The location was so key, you just couldn’t deny it. It was everything you would want to accomplish with a building, and that you would want a building to accomplish for you. But when we needed more space years later, we wanted to do the opposite of what CAA did, because all we kept hearing from people was “Oh, man, this new building: we hate it”; the clients hate it; and the agents hate it. It’s cold, imposing, and just a statement about power.
