British designer Thomas Heatherwick suffers criticism for his latest project, a pair of New Towers with bulging windows, in this week's comments update.
Battle the bulge: readers have suggested that Thomas Heatherwick should to go back to the drawing board, after his studio released renderings for two towers that will straddle the High Line, featuring similar windows to his recently completed MOCAA project in Cape Town.
"Take the worst thing about the Cape Town project and regurgitate it pointlessly over two entire buildings. When will he be stopped"" said JC.
The images seemed to offend Yethica: "It's like someone blew bubbles in the windows of a postmodern tower. Gross."
"That's just lazy, Tom," added Jon. Stefon criticised the project for creating yet more high-end homes in the city: "Yay, more affordable housing!"
Cezary Marek added to that sentiment: "I wonder if, seeing this, Neave Brown would laugh or cry in despair."
"At the end of the day, Heatherwick is a pop-architect that designs things that speak to people, regardless of how clumsy an academic might perceive his buildings to be. Most architects could use a lesson in how to be personable," concluded Jacob Volanski.
One reader used a metaphor to express his resentment towards the design:

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