A couple weeks ago Gridskipper asked me to contribute on a post about the ugliest buildings in New York City. The first building that popped into my head was Norman Foster’s Hearst Tower, a building praised by many architects and critics. In the past I’ve liked Foster’s buildings a lot, though for me he really missed the mark here, from the earliest renderings to the final product.
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