Miscellaneous

[Barnaby]

^^ It reminds me of the era of the 2 & 3-storey walk-ups of the 60s and 70s (a previous time of rapid population expansion in Edmonton)... a hideous collage of urban ugliness -- and the same arguments are heard today: they are necessary to meet a strong rental demand; the City needs to grow more with an intensified core densification; it will help the City Admin and many of their programs with population consolidation in the core; quality architecture is the least important of these goals. And most just don't seem to care, particularly those in the development game who are armed with abundant excuses in justification of this horror.

It's actually offensively simple. Brick or stone cladding with large square windows. The architecture is Quebec City isn't fantastic, it's just pleasant and utilizes nice materials. Developers in Edmonton are acting like ICF construction with brick cladding is asking for the world.

We are losing architecturally to utilitarian era New France. I'm pissed.

 

[archited]

It is also very short term thinking

Near-instant slums.

 

[ADob]

It's actually offensively simple. Brick or stone cladding with large square windows. The architecture is Quebec City isn't fantastic, it's just pleasant and utilizes nice materials. Developers in Edmonton are acting like ICF construction with brick cladding is asking for the world.

We are losing architecturally to utilitarian era New France. I'm pissed.

It's like I said about the simple, harmonious, brick-clad mid- and high-rises from the 70s. They aren't groundbreaking or dramatic. They're not Gaudi or Zaha Hadid. They're just...handsome, classic buildings. More of the same, please!

 

[David A]

It's actually offensively simple. Brick or stone cladding with large square windows. The architecture is Quebec City isn't fantastic, it's just pleasant and utilizes nice materials. Developers in Edmonton are acting like ICF construction with brick cladding is asking for the world.

We are losing architecturally to utilitarian era New France. I'm pissed.

Well it was the capital of New France so it probably picked something up about style and good taste even if it didn't get it all. However, I feel you are on to something here, some brick or stone cladding can help improve appearance a lot. We actually already have an area being developed downtown called the Warehouse District, so lets just lean into that theme a bit more.

 

[thommyjo]

Calgary has some crap being built for sure. They also have some nicer projects like these:

(The top one is what I wish mercury and cobalt had been more like)