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Old Posted Apr 14, 2009, 6:09 PM
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Originally Posted by edmontonenthusiast View Post
While I am confident that ATB will use quality materials on the Mayfair as they have done in the past, I don't think building a historic looking building in a modern time really fits, especially to that scale. I like historic styles, the Chicago style is beautiful, but it just isn't modern. We don't use those styles anymore. Glass, steel, even stucco and what not. That's just my opinion.
So a beloved style that is proven to work and stand the test of time and positively contribute to urban area should be retired never to be used again, even if it is held true to the same finish level and materials used on the historic versions?

I don't get it.
     
     
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