Comments on: Porta Fira Towers by Toyo Ito and b720 Arquitectos

By: Devin

Devin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:23:30 +0000

I am studying architecture in Cape Town, South Africa and I did a project that was in the end very similar in many of it's ideas as this one. Many similar problems arose, how to make a formalistic building contextually appropriate, How to relate it to a neighbouring tower in height, proportion, formal dialogue. People judged it the same, some slated it as above and some loved it. At the end of the day people in general judge formalistic buildings like first glance at people: she's pretty and she's ugly. If any architects have advice for me I am rethinking my project please drop me a line I'll be happy to send some images.

By: Archpinho

Archpinho — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:05:37 +0000

This is a work of art!! And dont think any of you can design any better than this!! Stick with your cubes losers!!

By: batavia

batavia — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:34:50 +0000

i hate it at first….but it start to grow on me…… has a picturesque quality to it…. need a few moments to appreciate it

By: cacas

cacas — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:54:57 +0000

put in your ass. the 2 of them… this way it will get atention.. wtf@#$%

By: yrag

yrag — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:04:57 +0000

“two towers that perform a subtle dialogue between them.”

I think it’s more a shouting match about which is the more garish and FUGLY.

But I think there’s no contest— It’s BIG RED.

eww—