Norman Foster's steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline(theguardian.com)
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Norman Foster's steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/03/eco-obscenity-norman-foster-skyscraper-jp-morgan-new-york
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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.
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?
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.
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.
The country doesn’t have much to do with it. Norman Forster travels all over.
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.
Norman Foster is the architect not the critic! His firm is based in London and does its stuff all over the world.
I really have no comment about the amount of steel used but I definitely like the look and aesthetics of the building. I think its gorgeous.