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Originally Posted by xubiqtss
The more revered towers of architectural history find a way to give something back to the public realm of the city. The plaza at the Seagram building, the courtyard of the Lever House. At least a setback. My 0.02, but I'm aware these aren't always choices of the architect...
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IMO this works best when it is highly exceptional as it is in the case of the Seagram Building in NYC. A building with a fairly ordinary function like this one doesn't need a courtyard, plaza or setback... given the state of downtown Winnipeg, I'd say we need buildings that fill their parcels and define the street wall far more than we need more sparsely used plazas.