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Originally Posted by Table 5
Unfortunately Calgary doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to material/build quality... the new library definitely feels like a bit of an anomaly to me compared to most construction projects. It also seemed like it also had a very healthy budget (3x of Edmontons?) so they had a chance to do it right. The new arena seems to be on the lower/mid level of budgets (atleast compared to the really nice arenas in the league) so I'm not expecting gold urinals.
I hope you're right though, as this is a design that would really benefit from quality materials and attention to detail, as the forms themselves aren't particularly interesting.
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Reputation for public buildings or private ones? IMO the Calgary courthouse turned out fine, the Bell centre is nice, the library is cool (albeit I still wish there were lots of stacks of books inside).