1.

um you are retarded.. the two are nothing alike. you might as well say that calatrava stole his design from the romans. idiot...

2.

I agree with #1. Did Calatrava invent a curving glass indoor space that connects two existing buildings?? No. The similarities in these two spaces are actually really minimal.

3.

I think it's time for a new Sniper, again. Or time for someone to start a new blog to divert the attention from those bored with the Gutter. I mean, why is the Gutter on this kick about architects copying other architects? The examples given are not examples of plagiarism. I hope for a new Sniper that:
-- has an architectural background so they know their readers
-- posts some original content rather than report crap found elsewhere
-- stops posting about Zaha, Gehry, Eisenman and other archaic starchitects
-- gets off his/her ass to post before 11 am

4.

I guess SOM unblocked The Gutter...

5.

No credit to William Goldman? In a blotter item?

Goose and gander, blah, blah, blah.

6.

There's nothing new about SOM using calatrava's design. When the original design for the new Penn Station was being done in the SOM office the client threatened to bring in Calatrava as SOM's design work was too dull. A quick panic charette over the weekend ensued and the result was the beautiful potato chip - now departed. Unfortunately SOM has reverted back to the dull design they had prior to that charette. Perhaps they should just get Calatrava in and do it properly.

Still SOM designed the above Toronto Tower with Calatrava's atrium. Maybe they kept the cd's.

7.

It's like this certain full-of-herself architect in Chicago who has a copyright on a page with a four-hour, fire-rated concrete wall assembly. Can you copyright an arch? Can you copyright a four-hour wall? Actually the SOM arch resembles a lot of the slender rooftop arches by Scleich in Germany. It has NOTHING to do with the Calatrava building in any way...