[archited]

no worse than Westrich's midrises

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[mcr]

I actually think this one is really not that bad. Still too many different kinds of cladding, arranged too haphazardly, but no worse than Westrich's midrises in that respect.

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Agreed. Perfectly fine low rise, nothing to write home about but also not offensive. The 2 different brick veneers right beside one another is an odd choice though, why not just use one?

 

[whattheheck]

do architects not take any courses related to say - I don't know - design cohesiveness? I understand the need to keep costs low etc. But surely people who are 'experts' in this can find ways to make various materials work together and look more timeless. Edmonton is still has a country-bumpkin town mentality.

 

[constance_chlore]

do architects not take any courses related to say - I don't know - design cohesiveness? I understand the need to keep costs low etc. But surely people who are 'experts' in this can find ways to make various materials work together and look more timeless. Edmonton is still has a country-bumpkin town mentality.

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[archited]

^ I mostly disagree with the comments (although there are some truths at some level). More importantly is the 85/15 rule that applies generally to all professions: 85% of professionals don't bother to think, to make extra efforts; they are willing to rationalize poor choices from their choice of modern memes -- "well it's an improvement on parking lots" or "at least we are adding density" or "it's good enough for Edmonton" -- lazy thinking in the extreme.
With the advantage of computer programs and more recently AI and if the motivation exists "within" then there should be the desire to go beyond -- the 15% who are willing to challenge themselves to go beyond. There are examples of good architecture in Edmonton -- and the general excitement level of Skyrisers kind of proves that when it occurs.