SLOCRO
Active Member
Winning submission is terrible. There is a reason why you don't see concrete balls as seating elsewhere. It's uncomfortable. Why would I want to, in the summer, take a break outside under drooping mesh?
I'm not a fan either. Call me old fashioned but what's wrong with a traditional public square like you find in older cities? You know, with a fountain or sculpture in the middle and cafes around the outside. It seems that designers are intent on being "innovative", designing things that have never been done before and have symbolic meaning that only art geeks understand. Innovation can be great but it should always be functional and attractive to laypeople. I guess this is only a design exercise, but still...