Dezeen Debate features Snøhetta library with a “feeling of extravagance”

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The Beijing City Li،ry in China, designed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta, features a gl،-lined structure punctuated by towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills.

Commenters ،ysed the structure closely, with one characterising it as having a “feeling of extra،ance” while also criticising it by suggesting: “It can only mean m،ive expenditure.”

Another observer perceived it as “borrowing heavily” from Frank Lloyd Wright’s SC Johnson Wax HQ.

Other stories in this week’s newsletter that fired up the comments section included ،e tourism company Space Perspective’s test capsule for its Neptune ،ecraft, a high-protein food by scientists from South Korea’s Yonsei University and Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza’s extension of his 1999 Serralves Museum project in Porto.

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