Spiralling glass Amazon HQ2 building "inspired by the poop emoji" say Twitter users

Social media users have lined up to compare Amazon's future headquarters in Arlington, Virginia to ice cream, a Christmas tree and a cartoon turd.
Named The Helix and unveiled this week, the centrepiece of the Amazon HQ2 office complex designed by architect NBBJ will have a distinctive spiral shape.
"I was wondering how long it would be before we saw a building inspired by the poop emoji – and lo, Amazon has delivered," wrote Guardian architecture and design critic Olly Wain