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Originally Posted by Admiral Nelson
I don't see a compelling argument why we need to go super-avant-garde-G7-landmark route in this particular location. The replacement to the Alexandra Bridge should not and must not try to compete with the preeminent Ottawa River landmark in the vicinity: Parliament.
The Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam is lovely but works in the local context because it relates directly to the city's vision of rebirth and modernity... it being deprived of key historic landmarks due to WW2.
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I think there is an opportunity to make a landmark bridge that frames and compliments Parliament. Would you rather the Brooklyn Bridge not 'compete' with Manhattan's skyline? The Millennium Bridge and St. Paul's in London? The Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Opera House? A landmark bridge is absolutely compatible with the most important focal point in a city.