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Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G
I'm curious which places outside of New York and which developments specifically within New York you're referring to. Having recently returned to Chicago after living on the East Coast for five years, I didn't notice any such trends.
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NYC: The High Line (and surrounding area), the closing down of a stretch of Broadway and the 911 Memorial are three powerful statements. Anyone who's spent time in Manhattan or Brooklyn is very much in touch with any trend you may envision. From the micro/human-scaled shops, restaurants and boutiques (which is what makes interesting cities IMO) to the larger scaled projects like HL23, Sperone Westwater Gallery in the Bowery, Barclay's Center, The New Museum, 41 Cooper Sq., 40 Bond...not to mention the critical mass of young and exciting new architecture firms setting up shop in Brooklyn.
New England: What exactly do you want me to say about it? It does an amazing job at preserving itself. Adaptive reuse is king. Scale matters.
But anyhow, this thread isn't really about these things, right? My overall point is that Wrigley's development plans are weak and myopic. Some of you may agree with me on this issue while others may think this development is an improvement. Some of you may even misconstrue the statement that "I don't miss
some of Chicago's
more myopic development plans" with me saying "Chicago is myopic". Whatever.
Where you live?