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Originally Posted by djh
Sorry, I don't buy that.
That would imply that the engineers in Vancouver look at a great building and say "sorry, it cannot be built. You *have* to make the design more structurally sound..." and they dumb-down an iconic design into something standard but safe.
So how come there's so many other iconic buildings elsewhere?
If a private developer really wants a great building and is willing to push it through with enough appeasement to the various groups with their palms out, it will not be stopped by mere engineering issues. Those can be worked around. Look at the BIG building for a perfect example. I wouldn't dump the blame in the engineers' laps.
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In Vancouver, we've got mediocre urban planners and city officials who lack a sophistication. Add in a lot of arrogance, the whole self-congratulating of thinking they've done a good job and seeing no wrong in what they do at all.
It's tunnel vision, really.
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