[We vs us]

Yeah, I'm on Team Not Awesome for this one . . . at least for design aesthetics.

It would be nice if they could incorporate the historic facade into whatever they're doing, but to me that's not really a priority. It's pretty clear that what we think of as the Warehouse District isn't really very long for the world anyway, without more formalized protection.

What IS a priority for me is to start seeing buildings in prominent skyline spots start to look less like they were ordered from a Sears catalog circa 1995 and more like they were created for a booming and ambitious metropolis. As a former Chicagoan, I can tell you unequivocally that Austin needs more Daniel Burnham ("make no small plans") in its collective soul.