In this week's comments update, readers are debating the Luma Arles arts tower by Frank Gehry and sharing their views on other top stories.
The Luma Foundation has released the latest set of images of the Luma Arles arts centre, which is nearing completion in southern France.
The centrepiece of the arts centre is a 56-metre-high tower designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry.
Due to open on 26 June 2021, the aluminium-clad Luma Arles arts tower was designed by Gehry to evoke Van Gogh's Starry Night painting.
"The best ad for classical architecture I've seen in a while"
Readers are divided. "A chunky piece of glistening silvery art goodness," said Puzzello on one hand.
Colonel Pancake felt differently: "The best ad for classical architecture I've seen in a while." "I guess I am the only one that doesn't hate it"" replied Miles Teg. "I mean, look at how it reflects sunlight in the second photo. It is exciting, daring and brave! It is quite grotesque and ugly, and it's great because of it. Since when did architecture have to be beautiful""
"It's easy to write mean stuff about Gehry's work, but I genuinely can't understand how this managed to get to the stage of being built," concluded Zea Newland. "The shape is just random and not in a wild, exciting or untamed way. It's just disappointing."
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