Pointing out the obvious (your excessive hyperbole) isn't a sign of immaturity. But you're right...if I were a better person, I would not dignify it by even responding to it.
... but you don't think MP is 'all that' so you pretty much have no credibility. Move on chum!
I'm not criticizing the design...I'm saying they waaaaaay overpaid for it. And couldn't afford to pay. It was/is a scandal for the city. The Anish Kapoor big shiny bean is certainly a cool piece of sculpture....but $23 million worth of cool? And if you're going to have something designed by Gehry...great. But as an outdoor stage, it could have been done by anyone....and at $60 million, it's obscene.
Ah yes, the 'bad parts cancel out the good parts' chestnut!
If you'd rather live in your rose-coloured glasses....grass-is-greener....cherry-picking world, go ahead. If you think it's wise municipal policy to attract attention to your shiny $23 million bean so people won't notice you're broke and huge areas of the city that is falling apart...fine. I don't.
I would trade in Harbourfront Centre, along with 500 meter along Queen's Quay to the east, for that.
How much is Harbourfront centre worth? like 3 million? looks like it took a month to set the whole thing up.
I think this conversation happened in another thread, so I won't re-hash it here. But as a cultural venue, Harbourfront is far superior, not surprisingly, as it gets about 4 times the attendance than MP. It also feels better to be in (partially due to it's waterfront location to be honest). Just goes to show you that you don't have to have over-priced starchitect pavilions to be attractive and successful.
It's also something that gives back to the city, rather than financially sinks it. It's very competently run, both creatively and financially. It doesn't cost the city anything, other than an annual $750k grant.
Places like MP and Harbourfront don't exist as pictures on computer screens...they are places to be and experience. Perhaps you should get off the computer and visit them?
