Winnipeg | Downtown | Portage Place | Redevelopment | U/C

[Sheepish]

TV...I appreciate you engaging me on this.
There are some engaging bldings on Portage Ave...Hydro, Air Canada, and even the Investors and Canada Life Centre. But there is lots more dead space, including Portage Place.
I completely agree that moving away from drab is key, and that indifference is the enemy. In this case, I am not indifferent to the rendering that has surfaced. Just because it is red, to me does not distract that it is otherwise pretty dull and lifeless. The building in Chicago, rises gracefully above other structures that line Michigan Ave, and is amongst other iconic structures (like the formally named Sears Tower). In that context, it works just fine. The rendering for Portage Place does not succeed in this...to my eyes and heart. It's flat, with tiny windows and no connection to the streetscape. Your buiding on Princess in the Marketland - similar in some ways - is more successful. Much like you argue about the Exchange District - I believe Portage Ave deserves better.
Again...thanks for the opportunity to engage.