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Originally Posted by Wigs
Architecture criticism aside, I think most of the Hamilton SSP forumers are glad that downtown Hamilton is repopulating and will be more vibrant once all of these units are filled with people.
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That seems to be the go to with mediocre architecture and urban design. I'm not convinced given the infamy of many of Toronto's already developed, investor residential districts that the created "vibrancy" from filling them is the one that forumers' are desiring. A 400 unit shoe box with 15 to 20 times coverage is overcrowding. That doesn't take into account being in Canada with a housing affordability crisis and a rapidly growth temporary population that the investors may turn the 400 unit shoe box tower into 1000 bed hostel. The saving grace is that it takes a whole district over one development for it to happen and full potnetial build out is decades away for most real estate development clusters.
I'm not saying that behaviour is tied to architecture or built form. Having interesting buildings/towers and spaces that aren't oppressively dense makes a nice distraction from the vacuous self importance of each progressive generation. It's the little things like separating from one's screen to pick up after your dog.