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I thought the original rendering was impressively original and quite far removed from the usual austere rental towers that have been going up in most Canadian cities (including Winnipeg). I guess drew's comments have brought me back down to earth.

As to the original design, I like how the bracing evoked the industrial character of the pumphouse. I thought it did a pretty good job of complementing the pumphouse without trying to be matchy matchy. It has a high end look that you might expect to see in a bigger, wealther city... but alas, I guess that's the reason we're not going to get it.