07-06-2017, 11:13 AM
It's an interesting debate. If you knock the two houses down, it suggests that Heritage does imply something more than just "older building." The Schneider Haus is a very legitimate site, while the other two houses are so far out of the heritage neighbourhood core, and so unspecial within the heritage realm. If you don't knock down the houses, it suggests that Heritage implies nothing more than halting that which is new and different (in a manner not so estranged from anti-refugee rants), and the ability to preserve what is truly heritage and make it accessible (because what's the point in preserving heritage if it's not accessible for us to take public ownership and appreciation of?) doesn't matter at all.