Calgary doesn't have the client base willing to spend the money (if you can believe that). Architecture isn't taken as seriously or as respected in Calgary as much as it is in other areas of the world. People want a building, but they don't want to pay money for high quality architectural commissions. There's not many clients in Calgary that see that as necessary.
It's a sad reality, as there are some damn talented architects in this city. It's slowly changing though, in my opinion. Very slowly.
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