Recoil
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Really? The most illogical statement you've ever read? Ever? I challenge you to find the fallacy. If you can, I will retract it. Short of that, I will stand by my opinion. Which is what I suspect you really have a problem with, and not with my alleged fallacious statement.
The point of what I'm trying to say is that you can build grandiose buildings all day, but if they are in the middle of nowhere, why should anyone care? They're near a bunch of lousy hotels and a second rate shopping centre, none of which do these beautiful buildings justice.
These Absolute buildings remind me of the Burge in Dubai. Sure it surpassed in height many great buildings in North America, but who cares, it's in Dubai! All that crap in Dubai is just a giant corporate/oil money wet dream, built for no other reason than to prove that if you have nearly unlimited funds you can build nearly what ever you want. Well, I already knew that. Put something like the Burge in a lively, diverse and wonderful city like New York, Chicago or Toronto then see what happens. It's wasted in Dubai, much like Absolute is wasted where it is located.
These Absolute buildings are truly one of a kind and deserve recognition, but the surrounding area is so dull and lacklustre that it's depressing. I remember the first day I saw these and my heart sank immediately because while I saw so intrigued I was also depressed at the idea that they were relegated to such an uninteresting and depressing intersection. Poor public transit, no community feel, no street life, 6 lane roads. What a waste... tragic really.
Just imagine these buildings at Yonge and Bloor! How wonderful that would that have been. They could have single handedly improved that entire area south of Bloor and looked great while doing it.
The point of what I'm trying to say is that you can build grandiose buildings all day, but if they are in the middle of nowhere, why should anyone care? They're near a bunch of lousy hotels and a second rate shopping centre, none of which do these beautiful buildings justice.
These Absolute buildings remind me of the Burge in Dubai. Sure it surpassed in height many great buildings in North America, but who cares, it's in Dubai! All that crap in Dubai is just a giant corporate/oil money wet dream, built for no other reason than to prove that if you have nearly unlimited funds you can build nearly what ever you want. Well, I already knew that. Put something like the Burge in a lively, diverse and wonderful city like New York, Chicago or Toronto then see what happens. It's wasted in Dubai, much like Absolute is wasted where it is located.
These Absolute buildings are truly one of a kind and deserve recognition, but the surrounding area is so dull and lacklustre that it's depressing. I remember the first day I saw these and my heart sank immediately because while I saw so intrigued I was also depressed at the idea that they were relegated to such an uninteresting and depressing intersection. Poor public transit, no community feel, no street life, 6 lane roads. What a waste... tragic really.
Just imagine these buildings at Yonge and Bloor! How wonderful that would that have been. They could have single handedly improved that entire area south of Bloor and looked great while doing it.