Santiago Calatrava’s Transit Hub Is a Soaring Symbol of a Boondoggle

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/arts/design/santiago-calatravas-transit-hub-is-a-soaring-symbol-of-a-boondoggle.html?_r=1


 Mr. Calatrava has given New York something for its billions. 

But if the takeaway lesson from this project is that architects need a free pass, a vain, submissive client and an open checkbook to create a public spectacle, then the hub is a disaster for architecture and for cities.