While symmetry is satisfying to most viewers, it in itself is not a complete answer to a pleasant looking building nor one that presents a sense of unity.

Many symmetrical buildings were and are imposing, and intimidating symbols of an oppressive occupant or government, witness the architecture of Adolph Spear and his colleagues who designed for the Third Reich and Mussolini's Italy to mention but two extreme examples.

Using these examples one can research their method designed to make the individual sense the power of the state. Symmetry was one of the tools used, as was super-human scale. Scale refers to a building's human dimensions incorporated into the design. One could write an entire thesis on this subject, for now simply appreciate a brick building's scale dependent on the fact that a brick fits the human hand. This is one subliminal reason brick is a satisfying material.

Now, I've added a new dimension, scale to the mix. Architecture is not a simple discipline, it is complex and demands an understanding of several levels of satisfying proportion and design.

My argument with Mr. Gehery is that he lacks these understandings, and produces a piece of sculpture not bad in itself, but lacking in the basic elements of architecture as it relates to humans.