Dissonant, blasphemous, fine urbanism
A deal with the devil or an urbaine partnership: An old, finely crafted, free-stading church on its own lot with its own parking gave away its land and is now an appendix to a commercial building. Its parking is now underground (as it should, downtown), its office and community hall are in the office building, as they could.
With a dwidling congregation and facing eventual demoliton, commerce became its saviour.
The finest mix of urbanism: Commerce, community and communion. Urban design takes second place unless "design" means the best deal for the city's richness, choice and vitality.
Dissonant, blasphemous, fine urbanism
A deal with the devil or an urbaine partnership: An old, finely crafted, free-stading church on its own lot with its own parking gave away its land and is now an appendix to a commercial building. Its parking is now underground (as it should, downtown), its office and community hall are in the office building, as they could.
With a dwidling congregation and facing eventual demoliton, commerce became its saviour.
The finest mix of urbanism: Commerce, community and communion. Urban design takes second place unless "design" means the best deal for the city's richness, choice and vitality.