Circa 1877 (née Brick Brewery) | 20 fl | Complete

[dtkvictim]

I keep saying that we need a design review panel like they have in other cities, and maybe then we will see decent design. Unfortunately this is what we get when cities are desperate to see any development, they let builders get away with whatever they want. What an eyesore.

And who gets to be on the panel? What happens if the panel disagrees with the majority of the population? Should the minority who like, for example, this building not have the option to live in a place they like? I think, ideally, housing should be build proportionate to the populations tastes, but you are right that when people are desperate for housing this won't always happen.

It is an interesting question though. Just like all art, it's subjective. But disproportionately to most other art forms, it's imposed upon people against their will (people don't really get to choose where to work, or often even live). Should we only get the most watered down, bland, palatable to the masses construction?