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Originally Posted by Empire
Good point Keith P. I don't know how you would pick the committee but there should be a mix of heritage minded plus ultramodern proponents. I think some of the poor designs are not so much the choice of the architect but stem from budget concerns from the developer.
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We live in Halifax, not Montreal, not Toronto etc. The market economics’ here don't allow fancy designs and or expensive materials. Hopefully this will change over the next few decades. It is sad, but it’s the reality we face here.
Of course the designs driven by function of a budget from the developer, they are after all the investors with the money and expect a fair return.
Hopefully you know that each corner you put into a building drives the cost up. That’s why for many years you saw the square box designed apartment buildings. Now we are seeing more designs like garden crest, 5800 south, Lexington, Gladstone (of the ones built).
Further to that, the limited density/ height the city is allowing increases the costs per square foot and doesn't leave much for expensive materials and or designs.
And as for the committee i think this is a dangerous idea personally. This city needs to start acting like a publicly traded company in that they want people to invest in their city and not make it too hard to do so. Make it hard or unattractive then the investors will look else wheres.