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Originally Posted by rocketphish
I think we've had this discussion before. Very few Ottawa developers are willing to pay for implementing great architecture because the demand isn't usually there to support it. We aren't a city of deep-pocketed condo buyers looking for a premium address. The constant value engineering we see here attests to this, I think.
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Halifax and Winnipeg are not cities of particularly deep-pocketed buyers either, yet there has been a resurgance of thoughtfully designed mixed use residential projects by local architects in both cities.
There is definitely opportunity here with huge amounts of federal land set to be redeveloped in the next 20 years. Its just a shame most of it is being designed by Toronto and Montreal firms while Ottawa's design scene remains relatively stunted.
Though I am happy to see KPMB and Diamond Schmitt designing these large scale projects rather than RLA thats for sure.