^ No wonder people want to see what's on the other side of the horizon.

As mentioned before, I think the next phase should see a through-the-alley continuation of park connecting this piece to O-day'Min in a very artful way

^ Lifestyle preferences. Some people are wary about renting the 6-storey misfires and I suspect that contingent-population will grow arithmetically -- if it does we will not have solved the "density problem" and we will have a glut of the uglies peering over the streets of big E.

"Pretty ugly" -- if there was a tax on ugly, this building could eliminate the national debt.

Actually, humor aside, it is probably going to end up looking better than its replacement -- and i suspect that you kind of like it @CplKlinger (I know I do).

^ Actually, not so much as you might think. Let's take the Tegler Building as an example -- a building with a great deal of ornamentation in its make-up; so much so that it appears to have broad appeal with the public in substantial nostalgic measure. In the first instance in order to...

I like the name Panamera -- is that some reference to the Panama canal connecting two seas together ("mer-a") or is it a short form of Pan-America meaning these monstrosities are big enough to run from coast to coast across North America?

I can hardly wait for the rationale/excuses meant to pardon this latest move by WP.

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^ There are many admin-types who regularly contribute to this site and I know of at least 2 councillors who have visited here without comment (I get why they wouldn't want to open that can of worms). As seems to be true in most politics, it is often difficult to discern who is there for the...

Too much experimentation with lines -- there is no team cohesion. I thought the solutions would have been fairly obvious.

^ I can't see a downside.

I will not betray the source no matter how many giggleworts efface their true nature.

Actually, with 3-d printing and CNC cutting, shaping, and drilling we have bypassed the need for skilled tradespeople in the realm of ornamentation in architecture. Almost any level of ornamentation is now achievable which as @constance_chlore has researched has both positive and negative...

Pffft!

^ I should connect you with my IKEA contact so you can tell him how foolish he is being for even considering downtown Edmonton -- a city that compared to the two cities you offer up is growing at a much, much faster rate and has both cheaper lease rates and land prices currently.

Nice picture of MacU's new business school tho -- so not all is lost.

They are talking about a selective IKEA that would primarily cater to youthful shoppers that are renters on the downtown apartment scene; they have also been talking about creating an indigenous art scene as a component of that kind of store.

^ Not ZERO, according to an upper level (international) manager that I have been talking with at IKEA.

Excellent effort, @JNO1... I too will follow up with a phone call next week.