Calatrava's World Trade Center Transit Hub Fails to Impress

“How can a $3.94 billion building be made to look cheap?” A small part of Santiago Calatrava’s World Trade Center Transportation Hub has been opened to the public, and the critics aren’t impressed. According to the New York Times’ article by David Dunlap, the buildings "chunky fixtures" and "rough workmanship" "detract from what is meant to be breathtaking grandeur." Read more, here.

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "Calatrava's World Trade Center Transit Hub Fails to Impress" 09 Mar 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/484455/calatrava-s-world-trade-center-transit-hub-fails-to-impress> ISSN 0719-8884

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