ECB, good for you, you know how to cut and paste something from your own magazine. I'm proud of you. Academic credentials, however impressive they might be, don't speak for someone's real accomplishments on the job. If he was such a great planner,…

I agree overall this is a very positive project for downtown. But here is my armchair architectural two cents: To my trained eyes, these buildings (well, at least the facades) look like they are made out of a combination of styrofoam, glue, and ca…

Don't be so quick to completely dismiss Chris69's long-winded rants. After filtering through all his bigoted diatribe, he makes some damn fine points, namely that retail does not lead to growth. It's a consumptive activity that feeds of the economi…

Yeah the purplish browntstone-themed cinderblocks don't really mesh well with the dark brown bricks found on most of the facade. The building itself is a great form which should be replicated up and down Franklin-- now THAT would make one hell of …