[arhavel]

I understand that’s the hotel, but that’s not my point. I’m talking about this whole “community.” It’s a San Antonio disneyland version of European urbanism, complete with a tram, and its terribly sterile. It reminds me of that Italian development that was supposed to happen on the river – why can’t we embrace our unique architectural heritage and stop creating these fabricated foreign experiences? (Of course, this is not unique to San Antonio, it’s a global trend, like New York City letting Disney develop Times Square, not to mention Dubai).

The whole context doesn’t make any sense to me: it’s an urban walkable community…off of 1604. If the developers really cared about urbanity, they would be trying to promote the center-city and not strengthening the social and financial divide of our city. But then, I guess they just understand their clientele – certain people who shop at La Cantera, The Rim, from one chain retail experience to another, and would like to experience it daily.