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"Would you like to keep your indoor facilities in 1900-1940 style?" What does that have to to with exterior appearances?

@ Layman,
"Anyway, with regard to Jasper's comment, design isn't in fact "subjective," Design is always subjective, or else our streets would all look the same. "In most neighborhoods this period and the types of architecture represented tends to be pretty clear...The design recommendations flow from those determinations and therefore aren't merely "aesthetic"."

I can see that working in theory, but the HPRB has a confilicted view of context. On the one hand they want things to not be copies of historic styles and on the other hand they don't want something incompatible. What you end up with usually is a watered down version of the style which is like neutering the architect if you see architecture as an art. I'll throw my lot in with the form based code, like exists in so many historic communities in Europe.

by Thayer-D on May 25, 2012 1:46 pm • link • report