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Daveography · Oct 23, 2015

@Froggy Correct, it's an entirely new facade, not a restoration. It is a requirement of buildings in this area (the "Urban Warehouse District") to have a facade that compliments the historical buildings in the area , but unfortunately that usually means we end up with goofy-looking faux-hisorical tack-ons. This one isn't too bad, but most architects still can't seem to figure out how to do "complimentary" without trying to fake "old".

bennessb · Nov 6, 2015

Daveography said:
It is a requirement of buildings in this area (the "Urban Warehouse District") to have a facade that compliments the historical buildings in the area

I am completely fascinated by this.

And thanks for the info/pics (as always!), they've inspired a new front page story.

Froggy · Nov 6, 2015

Daveography said:
@Froggy Correct, it's an entirely new facade, not a restoration. It is a requirement of buildings in this area (the "Urban Warehouse District") to have a facade that compliments the historical buildings in the area , but unfortunately that usually means we end up with goofy-looking faux-hisorical tack-ons. This one isn't too bad, but most architects still can't seem to figure out how to do "complimentary" without trying to fake "old".

I see. Although it prevents Edmonton to suffer from the "glass wall" syndrome, like Toronto.