In this week's comments update, readers debated whether artists should delve into architecture, following the completion of Olafur Eliasson's first building.
King of the castle: readers were divided by Eliasson's first completed building ? a fortress-like office in Denmark ? that some saw as a success, while others thought he should stick to making art.
"An award winner, a beautiful building, complete with a moat. Needs a drawbridge, though. Very stunning and if the first one, this architect has real promise," praised Dik Coates.
"Well done. Looks promising. Reminds me of Gaudi," addeed Christian Tabakoff.
However, Duckusucker strongly disagreed: "Just when you think a guy who designed the similarly appalling Serpentine Gallery had gratefully gone away, this coloured-brick fortress with a white-rod petal elevator thrusts itself into an unsuspecting harbour." Art or Architecture argued that architecture should be protected: "Rubbish! Artists should just stick to art, let the architects do their thing. Enough of this cross invasion! Architecture is not easy."
Meanwhile, Ana Paola was shocked by the building's "style throwback".
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