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Originally Posted by RogerWilco
I haven't weighed in much on this bridge but after reading through alot of this thread a few things rub me the wrong way. I find it interesting that people think getting Calitrava was some sort of progressive risk. The man designs bridges all over the world. You know exactly what you are getting into.
I total disagree with the comments about not having anyone local with the chops to pull something unique off. Just go to any school of architecture web page and see the wonderfully creative work that is being produced. That is before they enter the cut throught, mean, dirty business that is architecture.
There are literally hundreds of quality young architects in this province, the transition to "star" architect has alot more to do with positioning an politics than raw talent. I have seen some of the most talented people out there religated to drawing tile layouts for bathroom interiors, or picking cap flashing colors for the local big box.
Trust me, there is a ton of talent in this City, it is more the developers that have no vision or ambition. Any one that knows anything about the business of architecture understands this.
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The St. Patrick's bridge competition proved that the local talent couldn't design a bridge of the same quality. Don't get me wrong, some nice bridges were imagined, but no young architect could have pulled of the peace bridge.