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Originally Posted by eric cantona
curious - have you (or others bemoaning the state of design in Portland) spent any time in other cities to see what the typical, everyday architecture looks like? do you have a distinct idea about what constitutes good (or even "acceptable") design in other large cities in the US?
I am very extraordinarily curious and honestly interested in what you, and others that post along similar lines here, actually expect from the architecture and development community.
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I fly 100,000miles a year to every continent and typically visit 5-6 new countries a year on top of the domestic stuff. I go back to places regularly for business and pleasure and have favorite spots in the world.
That Portland (a city I love and call home for 12 years now) has bland and uninspiring architecture is hardly only my opinion.
The only building that is remotely interesting going up in Portland to me is the one over in Stumptown by the New Seasons. Forget what it's called.
Reminds me of something you might see in Rotterdam.
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We either get the 5 story concrete + wood boxes that all look the same, or we get just the most generic and bland facades ever. PAW even isn't that grand, and it has nice glass!
Really, nothing built downtown since I've been here impresses me at all, or makes me proud to show off the city.
I'd take architecture in most any other mid-market city in the rest of the world over our own (and again, I love this city, operate businesses here, and proudly call it home).
We're just so boring, it's almost funny.