{"id":7413,"date":"2026-05-01T09:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=7413"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:07:30","slug":"a-beautiful-face-wearing-a-vr-headset-says-commenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/a-beautiful-face-wearing-a-vr-headset-says-commenter\/","title":{"rendered":"“A beautiful face wearing a VR headset” says commenter"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Kengo<\/div>\n

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the arched entrance added by Japanese studio Kengo Kuma to Angers Cathedral in France<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unveiled earlier this month, the concrete arches<\/a> double as a gallery, and frame the medieval sculptural doorway on the west side of the Angevin Gothic-style cathedral.<\/p>\n

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Kengo Kuma added an arched entrance to Angers Cathedral in France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“A beautiful face wearing a VR headset”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The juxtaposition of the modern arches with the original doorway stoked plenty of debate in the comments this week.<\/p>\n

“It’s very disappointing,” wrote Grace Plus<\/a>. “The design reduces the all important central medieval doorway \u2013 the focus of the design problem \u2013 to an incidental, secondary event.”<\/p>\n

Similarly dissatisfied, David Chase Martin wrote<\/a>, “The arches should have stood alone as pure objects, the flat top is completely antithetical.”<\/p>\n

Commenter Winterberg<\/a> agreed, “The cathedral looks like a beautiful face wearing a VR headset.”<\/p>\n

Other readers took a more practical approach. “Proportionally and graphically it makes logical sense, but the arches do not speak to the engineering that made these churches so impressive,” said Michael Wigle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For Architect Incognito<\/a>, “a more unassuming, sturdy but elegantly detailed and put together oak structure could have done the job as well and would have left a bit more room for the cathedral to breathe.”<\/p>\n

Still, some commenters were pleased with the design, with Mari Fisher<\/a> writing, “I can see how the arches repeat and reflect the shapes in the cathedral, and I was delighted by the visual framing of the pieces inside.”<\/p>\n

“I like that it seems to be completely disengaged from the original building,” said Heywood Floyd<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What’s your take?\u00a0Join the discussion \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Donald<\/a>
Donald Trump plans to line Washington DC Reflecting Pool in “American flag blue”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“How about coloring the trees red and making the grass white?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also causing a stir in the comments section this week was US president Donald Trump’s plans to repaint the base of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The majority of readers were unimpressed by the decision, with most using it as an chance to crack jokes.<\/p>\n

“Anyone worried this is gonna look like mouthwash?” questioned Ghost of Mike Brady<\/a>, while A1<\/a> asked, “how about colouring the trees red and making the grass white?”<\/p>\n

Other commenters were more measured in their assessment, critiquing president Trump’s proposed repair methods.<\/p>\n

“If the reflecting pool is truly leaking then the granite base should be refurbished and relaid over new membrane and mechanical lines,” wrote Frank Lloyd Wrong<\/a>, “Painting granite is a sin.”<\/p>\n

In a similar vein, JZ<\/a> added, “Wait, he doesn’t just want to install mirrors (or polished brass a la Trump Tower lobby)? No leaks… hell, no water or electricity bill after that.”<\/p>\n

For BT76<\/a>, “Making the bottom so bright kinda defeats the whole “reflecting” part of the reflecting pool. This is the equivalent of a flipper painting a mid century brick house white with black trim.”<\/p>\n

What do you think?\u00a0Join the discussion \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Studioninedots<\/a>
Studioninedots designed a skinny Amsterdam home with glass blocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Uitmuntend Studioninedots”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Readers were overwhelmingly positive towards Dutch practice Studioninedots’ five-storey home in Amsterdam<\/a>, which was wrapped with glass bricks and metal grilles.<\/p>\n

Ferran Espin<\/a> had nothing but praise, “elegant and pleasant use of space, materials and natural light.”<\/p>\n

David Chase Martin<\/a> was on the same page, writing, “uitmuntend Studioninedots,” which translates to a laudatory “excellent, Studioninedots” in English.<\/p>\n

Reader Marius<\/a> was similarly positive though offered his own suggestions, “I like the house although the ceramic tile kitchen island reminds me of the project done a long time ago that taught us not to use tiles with grouted joints on the counter (ever).<\/p>\n

Other readers were more observational. Andrew S.t.y.l.ish<\/a> said, “Pierre Chareau’s Maison de Verre comes to mind,” referring to the early modern steel and glass house located in Paris.<\/p>\n

What’s your take?\u00a0Join the discussion \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Comments update<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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