simuls
Senior Member
The area where Corus is being built is a huge wasteland. Attracting business to the area in its current state is difficult because people can't see the potential in the area as it is. Corus may be just an 'ok' building, but what it will do for the area is by far its biggest achievement. It will prove that the area can be a great place for business. Once all is said and done, other businesses will see that the risk Corus has taken will have paid off, and people will be lining up to be part of development on the waterfront. Im sure the people following Corus will want something that stands out, and from there we should be getting much better buildings.
If you are a nobody, you have no chance to spend a night with Jessica Alba... but once you spend a night with Lilly Allen, you are suddenly in the spotlight. Your chances with Jessica have just increased! The land where Corus sits would never have been able to attract a Jessica. Instead, it attracted a Lilly with help from the city (in terms of concessions). Jessica will soon follow, as will Angelina Jolie... God I cant wait for Angelina!
To me this is based on the faulty assumption that ANY business is good business for the waterfront (and I completely disagree with QQT, it's a horrible space that is pure dead zone, except on the first floor outside - regardless of the performance space that is hidden inside).
Personally, I don't think the waterfront should have any sort of office space whatsoever. It needs to be a destination in and of itself that is purely and unadulteratedly (I don't think that's a word tho for the public. We're not trying to create a self-sufficient neighbourhood in this particular part of the waterfront where people can work - that would be further east in the Donlands area. This is an area that should be where people play. What we needed here is a Sydney Opera House, a Bilbao, or something dramatic like that - imagine how the fabulous skyline of Toronto would have been showcased around the world with something like that on it's water's edge! Think of all the free press Dubai has received for their bold (although admittedly excessive in terms of sheer numbers) in your face moves. Why can't we have the vision and desire to achieve the same instead of always accepting mediocrity for expediences' sake?
.........and trust me, sleeping with Lilly Allen will most definitely make sure that Jessica Alba wants nothing to do with your skeezy self.