Milan_ Domus posts a critical article indicating that Libeskind relies once again on an impressive array of stereotypes in order to enshrine the vision that inspired the museum project. Domusweb (needs registration)
"Where was the city? Where and when was any debate held on such a major appointment, with its capacity to set in motion and spark the transformation of Milan? And why was the city not requested to participate, albeit shouldering the burden of urbanisation, and even though its Council had granted a cubic volume more than twice that permitted under its urban planning regulations? An architectural and planning policy based on a fait accompli is no longer acceptable. In any case it is hard to believe that a stocky chunk of a building like this can act as a “pole of attraction” to thousands of visitors, when its only appeal is the result of a torsion which, rising from a square base, generates a vast round terrace."