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Originally Posted by The_Rug
My thoughts are that they've done a decent job with local architects. Just a quick look on the CMLC website shows Dialog, S2, MBAC, O2, Kasian, Stantec, McKinley Burkart. Possibly others. Lots of local consultants on these projects as well.
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Yes, as locals. They're there to stamp the drawings, maybe provide some base design ideas, and that's mainly it. Many of these projects have outside 'expert' architects, or 'starchitects', who do the shiny conceptual work that you see in the news, and they get a good cut of the consultant fee - and while they're good at it (that's not the issue), their work isn't as specialized as you think; local firms can do that role too if given the chance. There are many talented people from around the country, the continent and the world that work right here in this city, within many talented firms - such as the ones you've listed.
Want an example? There's about seven firms in town that could easily do the new Events Centre on their own, right now, easily - no HOK needed. However, that's a route CMLC and the Flames will never go down. That's just not how the industry works, for better or worse.