As our quarter-brother once removed pointed out earlier this week, there's been a bit of a trend of Times-on-Hearst love. Unusual for warring media factions but, as we have reiterated time and time and time again, our deepest concerns lie with Architecture. And what Nicolai is doing to the poor thing. Today, he adds another blowjob-by-way-of-bashing-Skidmore to the growing list of Foster-lovin' sloppiness. And is it ever sloppy:

Norman Foster's new Hearst Tower arrives just in time, slamming through the malaise like a hammer. Past and present don't fit seamlessly together here; they collide with ferocious energy. This 46-story tower may be the most muscular symbol of corporate self-confidence to rise in New York since the 1960's.

· Norman Foster's New Hearst Tower Rises from 1928 Base [NYT]
· Norman Foster Enjoys His First New York Moment With the Hearst Tower [NYT]
· Hearst's New Home: Xanadu in Manhattan [NYT]

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