More brick:

From Friday:

This is fantastic. Love the structural expression, and how it meets the street. The interior shots make it seem so transparent and fluid. My only criticism is the top - why can't the diagrid finish off and reflect the base, like a crown?

Power to you for liking the grey (drab as it may be), but this post was totally inappropriate.

Those photos pretty much depict how aesthetically bad this building is. It looks as though a decision couldn't be made as to which design was the most uninspired, so they smashed the five most middling ideas together and got Aura. And then they added some LED lights.

But in the case of Mies, he executes flawlessly.

Why are people judging this unfortunate building solely from its skyline shot? More specifically, the skyline shot of it at night.

Can't wait until more horrific buildings attempt to redeem themselves (and apparently succeed) with cool lighting effects! It's just too easy.

Yes, you tend to see more of something the further away you get from it... Your point being?

Photos are misleading, and oppressive is a really strong word. When you're actually walking on King Street you don't notice anything above the first few storeys. Even looking up, it feels like a maximum 8.