1/2/2026 at 4:41:41 AM
What a strange article—it really goes out of its way to just try to insult every element of this building. It looks pretty incredible to me and I’m glad I live in a country where people push the boundaries of what can be built.by hanklazard
1/2/2026 at 12:36:01 PM
Some of it's a matter of taste for sure but I found the repeated griping about how it tapers at ground level a truly bizarre complaint. Would he really prefer it if it took up its entire monolithic footprint to the total exclusion of pedestrians?by amenhotep
1/4/2026 at 12:56:56 AM
This is just standard nimby style writing, describing every element of a proposal in a maximally negative and catastrophic light.That the writer studied architecture tells you all you need to know - they have nothing of value to add and can only critique endlessly out of a misguided belief that the aesthetics of buildings can bring about a collectivist utopia. It’s the original home of social engineering and central planning.
by appreciatorBus
1/2/2026 at 10:15:48 AM
The country doesn’t have much to do with it. Norman Forster travels all over.by alimw
1/2/2026 at 2:11:58 PM
Sure, I was just giving a different perspective. Congrats to Norman Foster for having such strong opinions about architecture, I also have an opinion and in this case it runs contrary to his.by hanklazard
1/2/2026 at 11:04:15 PM
Norman Foster is the architect not the critic! His firm is based in London and does its stuff all over the world.by alimw