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Tarazet said:
It’s because it’s designed by a non-Toronto architectural firm. For whatever reason, international firms have contributed by far the best designs, both residential and commercial, in this city for the last 20 years.
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The very reason that a developer goes after a foreign architect is a signal that they are willing to spend more on building X, and not just in fees, but in materials too. They are also paying for the cachet associated with that architect, with an eye to attracting, they hope, well-moneyed purchasers, typically end-users, not investors who want to rent the suites out, and they charge much more to cover that.

Developers do not go after just any old architect from whichever city, they're always getting the most renowned ones. Remember that Chicago, home of Studio Gang, while admittedly having lots of great architecture, is also chock-a-block with run-of-the-mill buildings too, by architects you've never heard of, and for good reason. Same goes for just about any city that we've borrowed a starchitect from ...although I have a feeling that there's nothing bad in Copenhagen, somehow.

Collingwoodbuildinglover said:
Oh yeah I definitely know how much more expensive It is to build like this building probably cost 40% more than it would if they had of just done a four corner tower but to everyone looking at it worth it Just hoping the layouts aren't absolutely terrible at the top because in order to move from the square to the cylinder they would be losing floor space on the upper levels
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There are far fewer suites on the upper floors, so they are in fact larger.

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interchange42 said:
...although I have a feeling that there's nothing bad in Copenhagen, somehow.
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I wonder if that's a cultural thing that promotes higher standards in architecture and development. Or a rule of law thing that forbids firms and developers from turning out shite. Or both!
 
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UtakataNoAnnex said:
I wonder if that's a cultural thing that promotes higher standards in architecture and development. Or a rule of law thing that forbids firms and developers from turning out shite. Or both!
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It's a cultural standard. The biggest city in European nations is usually the capital. The capital is treated like the face of the nation by both the public and private sectors. Federal politicians tend to personally care about urban projects and invest in them, which you don't see to nearly the same extent in Canada.

With so many nations clustered relatively close together, every nation wants to present themselves well. There's an element of competition and "keeping up with the Joneses" to development in major European cities. Plus, they have centuries and sometimes millennia of great architecture, which encourages ambition in contemporary design (and also creates a justification for more regulation of design standards in historic areas).
 
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junctionist said:
It's a cultural standard. The biggest city in European nations is usually the capital. The capital is treated like the face of the nation by both the public and private sectors. Federal politicians tend to personally care about urban projects and invest in them, which you don't see to nearly the same extent in Canada.

With so many nations clustered relatively close together, every nation wants to present themselves well. There's an element of competition and "keeping up with the Joneses" to development in major European cities. Plus, they have centuries and sometimes millennia of great architecture, which encourages ambition in contemporary design (and also creates a justification for more regulation of design standards in historic areas).
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Er...fair enough. Though from your wording it does sound like those elected to offices have a say...

...opposed here where officials can't find a bowl big enough to wash their hands. >.<
 
UtakataNoAnnex said:
Er...fair enough. Though from your wording it does sound like those elected to offices have a say...

...opposed here where officials can't find a bowl big enough to wash their hands. >.<
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Edit: Agree or disagree with my point, but apparently this post made me a "Superstar" according to the UT ticker. I am not sure how I feel about that...🙀
 
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