In this week's comments update, readers are discussing whether energy savings from home insulation "vanish" after four years and Pelli Clarke & Partners' Mexico City skyscraper.
The US architecture studio has completed the 267-metre-tall Mitikah skyscraper, which is now the tallest in Mexico City.
Mitikah is located in the low-rise neighbourhood of Benito Jaurez. In order to better connect the 62-storey glass tower with the surrounding area, a series of canopies were included to create a graduated entry.
Readers discussed the success of the project.
A series of canopies were included to create a graduated entry
"Nice and clean but completely unnecessary"
Pablo Simg commented "it's a beautiful addition that will become a new icon for the capital and punctuates a new era for Mexico City's development." "It's just another glass tower, designed by American architects who pretend to incorporate it into the environment and architecture of CDMX," commented Chicharron.
Jacopo was more forgiving, saying "suppose you want to have a city without cars" In that case, you need to accept towers and high density. And if the area is all low density, there will always be a "first" tower, followed by more. The context will come with time!"
"Nice and clean, but as with all buildings of this scale, completely unnecessary," said JZ.
They further explained that buildings like the Mitikah skyscraper "are a reflect...