Dezeen Debate features “another glass mirrored angular box”

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a residential block in downtown Seattle by Hewitt. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture studio Hewitt revealed a 33-storey-high residential block in downtown Seattle, which was inspired by an offset stack of magazines.

The structure evoked mixed reactions among commenters. One characterised it as “another variation of the same old thing”, citing its resemblance to “another glass mirrored angular box”. Another commenter thought the tower was “out of scale and misproportioned”.

Other stories in this week’s newsletter that fired up the comments section included Albert Frey’s reconstructed Aluminaire House in California, a smart toilet designed by Samuel Ross and Heatherwick Studio’s plans for a university building in Bogota, Colombia.

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