People should keep in mind that these concepts were developed with $0 budgets. They're sort of an early open audition to get into the shortlist, where they are compensated and will have the chance to further refine the concepts. Now that isn't an excuse for some of the absolutley atrocious concepts within these 35, but there are some that could go from merely good to truly great in the next round.
For instance, I think the SPF proposal is extremely interesting in concept. A few tweeks here and there could make it outstanding. I would make it slighly more slender, and vary the materiality. Perhaps give the stairway a wood finishing like the new wavedecks by West 8 in Toronto.
