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Originally Posted by New Era
Exactly what differentiates Calgary from Edmonton? |
In terms of development, Calgary didn't need to pander to a private firm in order to get their CRL project to work. While the City did use a private firm's project (i.e. The Bow) to pad the coffers, it was a privately financed project designed by a starchitect (Foster + Partners). The City itself ambitiously, if also controversially, selected a starchitect for a local project (The Peace Bridge) and another private developer (TELUS) building on spec, which you don't see nearly as much of in Edmonton, also showed ambition in the design of their latest project (TELUS Sky designed by BIG).