Posted May 28, 2018, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
You can't save everything, for sure, but at least you can hope for a good trade-off. Density is a good one.
If the materials are of low quality it won't look much different than most other new buildings going up in Halifax these days, so it's not like we're lowering our standards or anything.
Also, IMHO, in today's architectural climate it appears that all new towers are being designed with a mish-mash of materials. So it's pretty much a given that we will have unattractive towers, with 4 or 5 different finishes competing for attention, until a better style becomes popular.
At least there will be a lot of bicycles around to bother Keith...  |
That is a fairly defeatist way of looking at it though. We should strive for better quality and push the architects/developers/staff/politicians to demand better buildings. I think it is the public's job to not just accept mediocrity but to demand better.
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