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Originally Posted by Architype
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Without a doubt the best 2 paragraphs in the first article:
"Great cities are not static—they constantly change, and they take the world along with them. When New York and Chicago and Paris experienced great spurts of creativity and growth, they reshaped themselves to provide new structures that could house new talent and new ideas. Cities can’t force change with new buildings—as the Rust Belt’s experience clearly shows. But if change is already happening, new building can speed the process along.
Yet many of the world’s old and new cities have increasingly arrayed rules that prevent construction that would accommodate higher densities. Sometimes these rules have a good justification, such as preserving truly important works of architecture. Sometimes, they are mindless NIMBYism or a misguided attempt at stopping urban growth. In all cases, restricting construction ties cities to their past and limits the possibilities for their future. If cities can’t build up, then they will build out. If building in a city is frozen, then growth will happen somewhere else."
As for the second article.......I wonder what great European City the NIMBY's will start using now since Paris has increased it's height restriction to 590 feet or approx 180 metres.
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It seems like there are new articles almost every week coming out about Raymonds. I have never eaten here (yet), but I must say I am very proud of what this man is doing and the attention he is bringing to St. John's.
I went back today for a few more because I wanted them to have harbour views not obscured by fog.
) not sure I follow your logic as to how this means a new/updated building on the battery site
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