Keep voting democrat.
As someone who has sat through dozens and dozens of city council and planning commission meetings for my job, I can safely say that your comment makes you sound like a crazy person.
What facts, may I ask, did you base it on?
Keep voting democrat.
"The city's planners object to the uniform wall of glass along the store's main frontage on Post Street, suggesting that Apple should do more to break up the wall by including colors or textures or vertical design elements."
How on earth did we get to the point where we think this is a proper function of government?
It is standard procedure for city government to approve building developments. However if I were Apple, I would counter with minimal changes and if the city wants all of their edits I'd just build somewhere else. Government officials lack any vision in architectural design or creativity really, they're just addressing complaints from residents of the city.
"The city's planners object to the uniform wall of glass along the store's main frontage on Post Street, suggesting that Apple should do more to break up the wall by including colors or textures or vertical design elements."
How on earth did we get to the point where we think this is a proper function of government?
As someone who has sat through dozens and dozens of city council and planning commission meetings for my job, I can safely say that your comment makes you sound like a crazy person.
What facts, may I ask, did you base it on?
How on earth did we get to the point where we think this is a proper function of government?
How on Earth did we get to the point where people think what a corporation wants is more important than what a city wants?
Apple should just build elsewhere.
Then that plaza, residents and others can enjoy that fountain and loss of revenue.
Because that fountain pays for itself and everything else...right?
QCassidy352 said:How on earth did we get to the point where we think this is a proper function of government?
"The city's planners object to the uniform wall of glass along the store's main frontage on Post Street, suggesting that Apple should do more to break up the wall by including colors or textures or vertical design elements."
How on earth did we get to the point where we think this is a proper function of government?
"The city's planners object to the uniform wall of glass along the store's main frontage on Post Street, suggesting that Apple should do more to break up the wall by including colors or textures or vertical design elements."
How on earth did we get to the point where we think this is a proper function of government?
Agreed. Why does the government get to determine aesthetics for Apple? I'm pretty sure Apple is quite talented in that department.
Government officials lack any vision in architectural design or creativity really, they're just addressing complaints from residents of the city.
How on earth did we get to the point where we think this is a proper function of government?
That's all well and good but when the people of the city raise concerns about the design or the fact it would displace a historical landmark, isn't is the job of the city government to listen and pass those concerns on to the architects? I bet a lot of people who aren't paying attention to this would be upset to find out that the fountain is gone, and also probably would equally disapprove of a blank steel wall just sitting there on Stockton when it could be something remotely cool.You must live in some foreign alternate universe.
Money talks.
Did you ever read about the Apple store in Georgetown? Those on the board said they needed to keep the historic look and Apple went through a ton of designs...finally the one that got approved looked like the original. Sure Apple came back with some designs that were ridiculous but the first design was well within boundaries of acceptable to keep the look of the street.
Finally the mayor stepped in and told the board to stop hurting the area and approve the design because of the sheer amount of loss tax revenue Georgetown was losing due to the boards requests.
Take that ugly POS fountain somewhere else. I don't care about the rest of what the officials had to say but that fountain has GOT TO GO.
... outside of historic areas they really shouldn't have the power to say things like 'you need more color'
I'm okay with maintaining rules and restrictions for historic districts, but this certainly does not look historic at all...
"...the city's top planner said Thursday that he sees no reason Apple can't build a modernistic metal-and-glass box within the historic setting of the Union Square retail district."
Apple should just build elsewhere.
Then that plaza, residents and others can enjoy that fountain and loss of revenue.
Because that fountain pays for itself and everything else...right?
(That being said, I agree with the second quoted poster that not all the buildings in the background here look "historic." Still, I think the design of this building would be fine for anywhere besides a block corner, where the wall they have against the street on the side is just an eyesore. I don't object as strongly to the nearly all-glass front other than the fact that I think our current trend of making buildings from largely glass is both not a good idea (energy efficiency?) and a fad prone to pass with time.)
That is the great parody! That's exactly what an incredibly stupid, uneducated, bigoted ignoramus would say. Well done!
"The city's planners object to the uniform wall of glass along the store's main frontage on Post Street, suggesting that Apple should do more to break up the wall by including colors or textures or vertical design elements."
How on earth did we get to the point where we think this is a proper function of government?
Agreed. Why does the government get to determine aesthetics for Apple? I'm pretty sure Apple is quite talented in that department.
Planning and Design Review have always been functions of city government, it may be frustrating at times but it's nothing new.
What would you suggest city planners do instead?