[sirkingwilliam]

Originally Posted by Restless One

Not all new construction needs to "blend in" with 100 year old designs. Brick and stone facades are a thing of the past. It is too expensive, and restrictive. Certainly nobody wants another Hyatt, or the like boring beige facades, right? Especially as more natural light is preferential and environmentally friendly.

ETA: I'm not saying every building should be all glass, or mostly glass. There is the factor that glass buildings can and do blind drivers. The Frost building casts some mighty blinding reflections in winter coming from the South in the mornings. What I am saying is that a modern building, right next to a Historic one, is not necessarily ugly, or out of place.

You’re completely missing the entire point of what most are saying in this discussion.