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Originally Posted by Table 5
I definitely feel for her. Unfortunately, that's why most of us leave. You can either stay and be frustrated, or get out of dodge and go somewhere where you can do good work and be utilized. Unfortunately what tends to happen is a lot of the the crap stays behind, who do the work that's out there with poor results, and perpetuate the vicious cycle of Calgary being ugly and not "creative friendly".
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Good design talent often does not stay in Calgary long, and I suspect it's because of the penny-pinching conservative clients who will cut corners to meet the bottom dollar.
I think at some point, architects don't just want to do work; they want to do
interesting work, and it's few and far between in Calgary, unfortunately.