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In this week comments update, news that a 228-metre-high skyscraper with Matisse-inspired facade patterns will be built in London's Croydon is met with heavy criticism.
United by hate: the "spectacularly tall" One Lansdowne Road tower by architecture studio CZWG is set for construction in early 2018, much to the disdain of commenters.
"Spectacularly tasteless, more like. Matisse, my foot. Only if those facade lines are symbolic of how the man is turning over in his grave," fumed Jon.
HeywoodFloyd also took issue with the design's apparent nod to the important French artist: "Tasteless, banal, elephantine and sophomoric. And then you get to a Matisse reference. Words fail me."
"Great example of established political power mixed with a total lack of talent, "added Federico Nassetti. Geofbob half-managed to find a redeeming element to the design: "It's an old joke, but the best feature of the viewing platform will be that you can't see the tower from it."
"I find it utterly embarrassing. What a terrible design. Croydon needs improving not making worse," wrote an angry Chris.
Malgorzata was the only commenter to go against the grain: "Everybody is writing that this building is extremely ugly and tasteless. In my opinion, some of Hadid's skyscrapers are much more ugly and not criticised. Different standards for a star and non-star architects""
One reader suggested that the project will eventually be n...
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