Tue Nov 28, 2017 6:43 pm
I think some are not seeing what URBANO is getting it due to his recent criticism of those who welcome any form of high rise.
I can see both points of view. I am very much in the high rise camp and want to see these towers all come to fruition. However URBANO is quite correct. We need quality. The likes of celestia, altolusso and ty pont haearn are poor quality and we would be better of having better quality mid rises such as Callaghan square and central square, where the quality is more evident.
In recent times the only decent high rise has been, imho, meridian gate. We've had a decent mid rise in admiral but generally speaking the rest have been poor quality, save for SD2. There is no harm in wanting a better quality finish and DaiB has recently pointed out the current situation makes a mockery of the planning system when the finished product looks so different from what was put before the planners.
One thing is for sure, the level of debate has upped a notch or two and that surely has to be seen as a good thing.