simply Dan
Active Member
I thought PoMo was dead - take a look at this new residential development in La Défense, Paris:
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Worst new Parisian development ever!
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Canuck
Active Member
I don't hate it. Not sure if I like it, but I know I don't hate it.
wyliepoon
Senior Member
Oh, I definitely like it. It's like a midrise version of our Greenwood Racetrack redevelopment. I can definitely imagine the people in it living the "good life".
JasonParis
Moderator
Oh my, it's even worse than Le Forum des Halles...
adma
Superstar
Well, it's nice to see that even the Parisian banlieue isn't immune to Tridelesque middlebrow cheese. (Though remember that these environs "did it first", going back to Ricardo Bofill in the 70s...)
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Hydrogen
Guest
Looks like the waterfront condos in Cobourg - but on steroids.
screenplaying
Banned
I hope residents are fashionable enough not to clash with the surroundings.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
Wow. A single building which looks like a whole village on a hillside.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
This makes the Cheddington look good.
Hipster Duck
Senior Member
Oh, wait, according to Christopher Hume we Torontonians have a monopoly on aesthetic crapiness because we are a provincial backwater burgh that lacks the confidence and maturity to think and dream as big as a world metropolis. But Paris is a world metropolis, isn't it? I'm so confused!
adma
Superstar
But this isn't Paris. It's the banlieue.
Though yes; as with the race riots a couple years ago, maybe Paris *is* somewhat reflexively responsible...
Though yes; as with the race riots a couple years ago, maybe Paris *is* somewhat reflexively responsible...
indense
Active Member
That was my first impression too. I bet the further away you get, the better it looks. Also if you squint.
Juma
New Member
AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
And it's not even in Paris - it's even beyond Neuilly - you'd have to be determined to be offended ever to actually see it.
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MajorComplainer
Guest
I like it! It's alot better than many boring condos in Toronto...