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This has to be the most ridiculous article I have ever read, the 'ugliest tall building ever constructed in London', are you sure, have you ever looked around you? Strata stands proud and boldly proclaims what a great area the E+C is, I recall Simon Hughes MP in an article saying what a great beacon it is for E+C and South London. Let's not forget Strata is in a regeneration area and this is the first building in a massive investment. It's in the most sustainable area possible next to main rail station, tube lines and bus interchange, its 10 minutes walk from central London. Where else could affordable houses be built in central London to allow people to get to work with so little environmental travel damage. And lets not forget a massive proportion of these apartments are affordable. As for the wind turbines, good on the developer for trying, they were conceived at a time when the Merton rule had to be followed and on site renewables had to be provided, not CO2 reductions as now. Providing 8% is a lot better than 0% and I also hear the building is designed to plug into the district energy system, called Musco, has very efficient cladding and superb energy ratings. As for the voguish barcode, how else would highly efficient insulation be provided? This is not an office that can be fully glazed, its a residential building, there has to be an element of solid and void, would uniform punched windows be preferred? It's also naturally ventilated. As for the context, have any of the protagonists been to E+C? How can the author talk about the massive amount of energy that's been expended to produce the turbines, where are his figures and research? Lets not forget that the original Carbuncle by ABK was a far better building than the bland building standing off Trafalgar Sq now. Good on everyone involved with Strata for being unique and trying, what a team effort from architects, planners, developers, builders, engineers etc. I look forward to the Bond Film featuring Strata and Mr Bond, reeking of man musk, scaling the dizzy heights for what must be the best view of London. As for the Carbuncle Cup, where is it? I hope the team involved accepts it in the same way Sandra Bullock accepted her 'Razzie' (for the worst actress) the same year she won an Oscar (for best actress) as usually happens in these instances. She made a mockery of the whole system, lets hope history repeats in architecture as in other arts. Onwards and upwards.....