"Larger projects are great for "getting the ball rolling" - and for
opening the eyes of investors who may have a difficult time seeing
potential amidst the ruins - but small projects, whether they are
individual homes or storefronts, are what really generate momentum for
wholesale changes at the neighborhood level." - Structure Hub
Couldn't have said it better myself. Is the writer speaking of incremental advancements that go towards enhancing our quality of life? Do you recall the post Soul of the Community? Structure Hub (a firm that among other things "seek[s] to assist those who recognize the social power of design") has given a nod to Buffalo as the first of seven cities primed for an architectural renaissance. In the overview, the writer makes mention of Frank Lloyd Wright rescues, hope for high speed rail and the Central Terminal, secured funding for the Richardson Towers, safeguarding Prospect Hill, the Erie Canal Harbor and even The Statler. Of course some of these efforts are further along than others, but as WCP pointed out in his Downtown Buffalo 2010 recap, the city is much farther along than many of us would have anticipated just a few years ago when a sign hung on the Genesee Gateway that read, "Will the last ones to leave please turn out the lights."
Images courtesy of (1) dpape, (3) markhogan, (5) bobistraveling, (6) derekneuland.
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Couldn't have said it better myself. Is the writer speaking of incremental advancements that go towards enhancing our quality of life? Do you recall the post Soul of the Community? Structure Hub (a firm that among other things "seek[s] to assist those who recognize the social power of design") has given a nod to Buffalo as the first of seven cities primed for an architectural renaissance. In the overview, the writer makes mention of Frank Lloyd Wright rescues, hope for high speed rail and the Central Terminal, secured funding for the Richardson Towers, safeguarding Prospect Hill, the Erie Canal Harbor and even The Statler. Of course some of these efforts are further along than others, but as WCP pointed out in his Downtown Buffalo 2010 recap, the city is much farther along than many of us would have anticipated just a few years ago when a sign hung on the Genesee Gateway that read, "Will the last ones to leave please turn out the lights."
Images courtesy of (1) dpape, (3) markhogan, (5) bobistraveling, (6) derekneuland.
Part of an architectural renaissance quality, compelling newbuilds in Buffalo, in addition to preserving our storied architecture. We are doing pretty well on the latter (in some cases), but still pathetically weak on the former.
It is really disconcerting to me to see some of the low budget, suburban crap that continues to be built in Buffalo proper. I'd like to see some design standards implemented so that one story, cinder block junk is no longer built.