Mark
Lamster makes some excellent points but just misses the single issue that does
drive the creation of crappy architecture. For private development, a project’s
economic viability is determined by how much investment capital (or at what
terms) the pro-forma attracts. From what I understand, the quality of design
will be referenced in a very abstract manner, if at all. The community, social
and environmental impacts that determine a project’s success over time and in
the eyes of the public are not explicitly valued. This begets the race to the
bottom of code and zoning compliance that we see every day. So long as that
remains the case, you can expect crappy architecture to continue to flourish.
Commentary on architectural practice and somewhat related topics
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