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Originally Posted by Urbanarchit
The change in materials and overall design is especially ugly. More ugly black insulated metal panels (or will it be composite architectural panels) instead of the original glass. It seems RLA are especially guilty of proposing something nicer with glass and then downgrading the design a lot (see 1960 Scott Street).
Also, did they successfully get the City to open Chapel to Beausoleil? Their images suggest that, but I know that it was strongly opposed.
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I'm no architect, but my guess is that it's because glass isn't energy efficient and shatters easily during earthquakes. That could be quite a problem considering our climate and geography.
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