The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)

[tomh009]

Generally speaking, monolithic developments like this are always going to end up looking rather uniform and boring and it's not surprising that a single developer (with a single architect/planner etc.) would end up having a uniform feel. If you want diversity, hire different architects for different parts. The Montreal Metro was initially built like this and its architecture it very well regarded.

This is what happens in suburbia, too: a single developer buys a huge chunk of farmland and develops it, and the result is a sea of sameness, along the lines of Edward Scissorhands. Even the older neighbourhoods in the city have this pattern apparent, albeit on a smaller scale: often you can see how all the houses on a given street have essentially the same design, apparent even after 100 years of living, renovations and updates.