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Originally Posted by MTLskyline
Neoclassical architecture, Tudor Revival, etc were all imitations of earlier architectural styles, and were all very successful, IMO.
Today the problem seems to be more related to the expense of quality materials and little details than anything else. Copying old styles properly has become cost prohibitive.
One Worldwide Plaza is a pretty good attempt and could actually pass for a 1930s building from a distance.
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True, except the old version is not neo-classicism, its just a shoddy attempt it replicating it.
And besides we should draw the line somewhere. neo-classicism did take a lot of heat by purists back in the days, as we all know. And it deserved it, but what ultimately saved it is the use of great materials and innovative designs and use of technologies by great architects and engineers.
This old rendering ranks, in my opinion, as a simulacra, pure and simple.
Montreal must look to the future, instead of feeding off the ash-heap of its faded past.