Comment 71610

By Mahesh_P_Butani (registered) - website | Posted November 25, 2011 at 08:21:29

Some of you may remember this article from August, and the spirited dead end conversation it generated:

Hamilton Should Aim Higher - Literally, "Let's ensure that his design is urban, glass and modern, ...What better way to show the world that we're current, modern and booming than seeing state-of-the-art condo towers being built here?" ~ Jason Leach, August 18, 2011

You may remember a similar recent article here too and the comments it generated:

Wilson- Learn from History on Board of Ed Building, Jason Leach, November 15, 2011

Sadly, both these articles got buried fast... leaving conversations hanging with questions wrongly framed.

A very recent story in Toronto called: "Throw-away Buildings" is causing a lot of buzz.

This and CBC's Mary Wiens discussions on this issue sheds light on not just the topic itself, which is critical to Hamilton's future - but the cavalier manner in which many in Hamilton choose to talk about architecture and urban design.

CBC News Toronto-Throw Away Buildings Videos: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

The concerns raised by Throw-away Buildings are very serious, the consequences disastrous and the readers comments real.

It is up to Hamiltonian's to rapidly raise the local level of public conversations on architecture, planning and urban design, or stand by and watch the consequences of ill-framed discussions play out its absurdities.

Mahesh P. Butani

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