Comments update: readers have been discussing Rafael Viñoly after the New-York based architect recently completed two high-profile projects, including a supertall skyscraper in New York and a circular road bridge in Uruguay. 
Circular argument: following the controversial 432 Park Avenue in New York, which was one of last week's most-discussed stories, Viñoly has completed a ring-shaped road bridge across a Uruguayan lagoon. But do the projects highlight an architect working at the height of his powers"
"People love to hate Viñoly but his recent work is incredible," wrote James. "432 Park Avenue has to be one of the most successful skyscrapers built in a decade and this bridge is a thing of poetic beauty."
A few readers agreed, but many more criticised Viñoly for this and other projects, including London's Walkie Talkie. "[The bridge] represents a concept completely dislocated from the project," countered a guest commenter. "Inelegant and architecturally suspect by this somehow revered office." Read the comments on this story »

Ring of fire: readers preferred Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka's vision for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium to all the other proposed and winning concepts, despite his design not being eligible for the scandal-ridden competition.
"This has so much vision in comparison to the current proposed design," said Roberto Sideris. "It also represents Japan much better."
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