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Old Posted Jul 3, 2010, 1:05 AM
fenwick16 fenwick16 is offline
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Originally Posted by planarchy View Post
Not likely. You are comparing a plan designed by Halifax-based Ekistics who is probably better at designing golf courses than urban waterfronts with an awarding winning design by Rotterdam-based West 8 - easily one of the top landscape architecture and urbanism design and research firms in the world. The two plans are worlds apart. The Bedford waterfront design is overly artificial and seems to be completely disconnected with both the physical territory as well as with any sort of notion of housing demand and economic factors.
The Toronto proposal is going to have an elevated Expressway running through it. I will place my bets on the Ekistics Bedford proposal.

Lets check back in 10 years time when they are both nearing completion.
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