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Originally Posted by Ando
Umm, the original proposal by Urban Recluse, aka Ken Zaifman, was for a building the size of 390 to be built in the Exchange. The Exchange is an historic district, and there are restrictions. That's the reality. It doesn't mean that modern can't be combined with heritage. But to be an historic district, there are standards. Again, this isn't rocket science.
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Modern design in the Exchange is fine, we shouldn't stunt the development of an entire neighbourhood for the sake of a couple three-week movie shoots a year. Even if the amount of movies being filmed here increased x10, it would still have a fairly minor economic impact relative to something that's permanently located in a building operating 365 days a year... don't fall for the magical Hollywood fairy dust.
That said, new buildings in the Exchange should be consistent with the overall built form of the area. A 30 storey skyscraper would look out of place on the Marketlands site. But that said, there is plenty of room for skyscrapers on the edge of the Exchange without necessarily being right inside the sensitive heritage areas... for instance, on Ellice, Notre Dame (the triangle site or closer to Calvary Temple) or right on Main where there are already some skyscrapers.