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Originally Posted by Jonovision
The Halifax DRC is the only one in the country that is used as an approval body. Any other city with a Design Review Committee uses it as an advisory body similar to the way we have the heritage advisory committee. It also doesn't help that the industry is so small and tight knit in Halifax so as mentioned above, peers are less likely to make harsh comments on each others projects. More so though because of the prospective clients though. Client relationships are everything when competition for projects is between only a handful of firms.
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Maybe we should approach design review the way we approach tainted juries--if you can't find impartial jurors, you leave the jurisdiction. You could have architectural and planning professionals from outside the province weigh in.
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