(07-14-2025, 03:37 PM)creative Wrote: I ask again. So constantly complaining about this project achieves what?
People come here to discuss things whether it is in a positive or negative light. The vast majority of the architecture in this region sucks ass so it's no surprise people want to complain about it. I can tell you that there are a couple of architects and designers who work in the region who lurk this site and it has influenced minor design changes in some of the local projects due to what is discussed here. That's a good thing.
But besides that there is much more to creating a good city than access to transit and "other conveniences". The actual tangible design of the buildings and spaces in which people live and work has a significant influence on the quality of life one experiences. It's easy enough to look up architectural theory essays, books, magazines and so on to educate yourself on why good design matters just as much as other aspects of the built environment. History is also full of examples of what we previously thought of as good design ideas actually resulted in more negative outcomes. There's a reason why we no longer build things like urban malls or large social housing projects because we since learned that those things are not good. Further, we've even abandoned some movements of architectural design because they had negative impacts on the people working/living within (even if the aesthetics of them are subjective) such as fascist design, structuralism, brutalism etc. If you worked as a designer and lecturer for 30 years then I think you would understand this.
If you want a good city then you need more than light rail, bike lanes and rental bedrooms in a poorly designed and poor quality building from Drewlo. The criticism people have is justified.