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Old Posted Jan 18, 2019, 5:13 PM
McBane McBane is offline
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Originally Posted by mja View Post
I'm not getting some of the reactions to this. This is a handsome building and I'd be happy to see it built.

I get the feeling that some would like every new tower to be some futuristic gleeming glass shard or something.
You're right in that it's not realistic to expect that every building be a world class masterpiece. But why should we lower our standards and willingly accept mediocrity, which is what this building is. It's not an ugly eyesore but it's really nothing special either. For a luxury building in a high end neighborhood in a top tier city, is it so unreasonable to be disappointed by a generic glass box?

For those who like this design, here's a question: would you steal this building from another city? If not, then can you honestly say you "like" the design?

And remember, criticizing a building's design doesn't have to diminish your enthusiasm for the project overall. Even if the design remained the same, I'm all for this project happening.