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Originally Posted by octothorp
Something I like about the metal parts of the Poppy Plaza is that it's heavily reminiscent of brutalism. And Calgary's got an awesome history with brutalism, but sadly a lot of those structures (like Centennial Gardens) are reaching the end of their lifespan. I'm going to guess that in general, the people who find Poppy Plaza really ugly also hate Centennial Gardens, the old Planetarium, and other brutalist sites around Calgary.
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It's the rust I don't like; the sculptures themselves are great. If I was rich, I would have bought the Planetarium and converted into the coolest house in the world. That was my favourite building of all time.