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Old Posted Mar 10, 2016, 6:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller View Post
^^ To suggest that SLC is twiddling its thumbs is not supported by the facts. They've got solid plans and have been engaging stakeholders. Nobody was at all impressed by their earlier work outside of Philadelphia, but that doesn't mean that they don't have the brains and ability to expand beyond that (witness their University City project). Yes, bulldozing historically designated properties without more thought was pretty lame, but it seems that is now under discussion thanks to the CCRA committee. You can make points without going "ad hominem" on SLC.
architects design buildings, not developers. The fact that their other buildings in other cities with a totally different context arent up to Rittenhouse standards doesn't prove they can't commission a nice building for this location.