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Originally Posted by RWin
I agree with that but given time, fauxhistory eventually becomes history. Does it not? It might seem stupid to us but in a couple o hundred years a Sandstone Castle built now will have a story
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Borrowing ideas is not a bad thing but it is not as if we are in need of a fortification and are borrowing the idea of a castle as it is an improvement on what we currently have either in form or function. If we were to borrow historical architectural concepts from Africa, Asia and the Middle East in order to help keep our buildings cool in an attempt to be sustainable, that would be an interesting story in the future. When we borrow architectural and urban design principles from Vancouver as we try to create an urban built form, that will provide an interesting story in the future.
When we borrow fortification concepts from the Middle Ages because it looks cool in Game of Thrones, it will probably be considered just as silly when the story is told in the future as it will be today since there is no relevance.
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Originally Posted by suburbia
Managing access and finding ways to bring people in such as to learn about and more respect these areas is all critical to the longer term viability of spaces like nose hill. That is global best practice. The location was suggested given the specific institution that was envisioned. We're not talking a bunch of fruit sellers charading as an international tourist destination, rather, are talking a natural history museum, leveraging that land as a way to tell a story. I think perhaps we don't think about that because we have so much land to just sprawl everywhere, but the reality is, even our protected lands within the city need a pinch intensification.
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While that might be a good way to teach people, I think there are other ways that will not require an intrusion into a conservation area yet be just as, or even more, efficient and effective.
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