The Oculus
Aspects of New York
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They forgot to add the flavor.
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Author
Auth / Santiago Calatrava
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The Oculus
Calatrava's creation here is fascinating, but at the expense of what? Feels like flavorless bubble-gum base. It only invites you to take pictures of it and nothing else. Very few ways of enjoying it. I was comparing it to a glorious European plaza bounded/structured by market or cathedral. I was thinking to myself "Don't give me something to stare at, give me something to play with, to harmonize with, to resonate with!" A soulless, flavorless space. Where are the kids playing? Where is the smell of sugar, of coffee, of butter? I want to smell something, I want color!
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April 3rd, 2021
Places, spaces
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