06-18-2018, 11:19 AM
(06-18-2018, 10:51 AM)KevinL Wrote: Is his assessment of how this matches with the Official Plan accurate? Does the plan truly exclude a 'trendy' image for Uptown per his point 2?
(06-18-2018, 11:09 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: There's a lot to take issue with in his critiques. There's a bit of disagreement between different groups on heritage and how to conserve it. Some view differing adjacent built forms to be offensive to heritage built forms, but there is little as derided as much as "fauxchitecture", where a modern take on attempting to duplicate an old heritage style is seen in poor taste and quality. Not to mention that I really don't think we want to promote a monoculture in UpTown.
Ottawa is experiencing that disagreement big time at the moment wrt the proposed addition to the Chateau Laurier. It seems that the "modern" school is winning at the moment (City staff has recommended approval of the latest iteration of the modern proposal), but I'm not convinced the politicians won't try to impose "fauxchitecture", as that seems to be by far the more popular choice among voters.