"Wake up to the potential of your architectural heritage Miami"
Comments update: readers are calling on Miami's city officials to reconsider their decision over Zaha Hadid's car park design, which was rejected just weeks after her sudden death.
Clamped: Miami developer Craig Robins sparked the discussion after urging local residents to lobby for the Zaha Hadid-designed car park to be built, adding that it would be "sad" for the city ? which has become a hub for landmark architecture ? to miss out.
"For Miami Beach not to go ahead with this exciting proposal is just unbelievably ignorant," said Philip Michael Wolfson. "Miami Beach, wake up to the potential of your architectural heritage and move forward with this project!"
"Rejecting Zaha's design as they did was a disgrace," added a guest commenter. "I think this will get built in the end though." But not everyone wants to see the decision overturned. "They should not build it for the sake that she died," wrote another guest commenter. "I hope the city will consider something better."
Should Miami reconsider Zaha Hadid's car park design" Let us know what you think in the comments section »
Vocal Viñoly: commenters found themselves in a strange position this week as they defended Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue from criticism by the Uruguayan architect himself.
Viñoly hit the headlines after speaking candidly about "screw-ups" with his Manhattan skyscraper, which is currently the tallest res...
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