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Apparently, the indoor plants (trees, shrubs, etc.) have problems with insects, lighting, and humidity. Both to the plants themselves and to the humans. Especially, if they use tropical based plants.
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The Fountains Of Toronto
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ChesterCopperpot
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Woodbine Park yesterday afternoon
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Looking forward to the University Avenue fountain not working for another decade. High fives all around, UT.
vaas
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Did it really break again? I may be wrong but I thought last years fix was temporary with something more thorough to take place later? ie now. Maybe I'm thinking of the salmon run fountain.
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You may be thinking of Salmon Run that was temporarily fixed last year and is supposed to be properly repaired this year - partly paid for by the local BIA. I am not sure if work has started (or finished?) yet.
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I love fountains but they are rarely built. Especially with all the new construction gong on. Is it just that the fashion is out of favour with architects?
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If you read this thread you will see that fountains are a maintenance nightmare (esp. with freezing winters) and are thus not often installed, or if they are. they are poorly maintained.
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Sadly true, but such a shame because they contribute so much to public spaces.
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how come they work in new York and Chicago?
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Because they spend $$$$ to keep them in a state of good repair, here we (or some of us) are generally unwilling to pay to have working fountains whether public ones or private ones at individual buildings.
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Toronto, in particular, has a terrible record getting private landowners to maintain their privately-owned "public" realm, even when the open space or facilities were secured as public benefits.
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For private companies isn't it about maintaining a quality product and therefore tenants or customers. Look at the Eaton Centre and how that fountain always attracts an audience. I think some of the reason companies don't do fountains is fashion and what's in architecturally. If you look at Archetizer or architect daily, you rarely see stories about new fountains.