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AHAH! I guess you must then trust the officially ordained "Experts": whoever they might happen to be in the contemporary world of "anything goes type of architecture".

Like I said, enough damage has already been done to our city. This concrete building is a good example of architecture that should have been avoided, but look at the plans of the 33 storey condo that will replace it. The only bedroom in the studio unit turns out to be a tiny walk-in closet with...

Why do I get that funny feeling down my spine?

Dear o dear! I conclude by saying that I hope that the ROM addition lovers don't hold an architectural certificate of practice. Enough damage has already been done to our city. Have a nice weekend you all.

Nobody hates the Partenon,the Alhambra, Hagia Sofia, Saint Peter Basilica, Saint Paul, Fallingwater etc. etc. Great architecture we all love and recognize for what it is and we are willing to buy plane tickets to be able to see it.

Nothing more intelligent to write?

AHAH! Less is more!

Practical solution? Landmark? Chopping the original building at random and adding an alien and experimental form to it should not be condoned so easily.

If this is true the competition's jurors were not up to the task, and considering the developments, another jury would certainly have selected a different architectural solution. Too bad for us.

Doubts Your comments would make sense if "The Crystal" hadn't been sold as a very transparent and glimmering object. That obviously it is not.

ROM addition versus Louvre Addition Compare the exquisite sensitivity of the I.M. Pei addition to the Louvre to the aggressive addition to the ROM. Look at the transparency of the glass pyramid compared to the bulkiness and awkwardness of the "Crystal".

I couldn't agree more!

Is Eb Zeidler still alive?

Luckily for me!

I didn't wish anybody to die. Try to read correctly my posts a reply with words related to what I am discussing.

You guys sound like a broken record. Keep on dreaming. Time will prove you completely wrong, but luckily for you by then you'll be dead.

Ten to twelve times the normal weight of steel to support these schizophrenic buildings just for the fun of defying the law of gravity? Is this the responsible way to build? To conserve energy and resources that are getting scarce by the day? Is this the responsible way to spend our client's money?

Garbage contemporary architecture Watch the video by architect Massimo Majowiecki on our contemporary garbage architecture. Lots of people are getting fed up of being fooled by these so called architects. I hope your Italian is good enough to appreciate the comments, however the pictures will...

I guess your preference is for thousands of square feet of white drywall going in every direction.

Even allowing for the cheap labour costs of having the work done in India, $40 million seems a bit expensive for a modular, pre-fabricated, Temple-In-A-Box. Modular, prefabricated? Well, yes, but it's fully and beautifully hand carved with no two pieces alike! Can you imagine a ROM addition...