Brilliant spot! I hadn't read that in the local papers - there was simply criticism of the 'boxy' design. I live right by that station, and used it for the first time this weekend (only a few days after it opened) and my wife and I commented on the attractive appearance of it.

Despite some controversies (are there enough ticket machines, enough toilets, enough train services, and so on...) Cambridge North is going to become a popular station.