It’s fantastic to have this completed for the city’s economic benefit. The one thing that bugs me though is that it completely turns it’s back on Colombo Street, the central thoroughfare through the CBD. Driving down Colombo Street, as so many visitors to Chch and the CBD do, you barely see the architectural facade. You see a standard commercial glass wall. That’s really disappointing
@Chris Keen Great to read a comment here from a local. I know a number of convention centre buildings, of different vintages. They all appear to exist predominantly for the users - perhaps not fully belonging to their host cities. Unlike a gallery, theatre or hospital, convention centres are not a public building that people just wander in to. Maybe having a neutral facade on Colombo St did meet the brief after all.
@@comealongcomealong4480 yeah I see your point. I just think it would have been beneficial to have something interesting along the Main Street facade to spike the interest of visitors to city
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It’s fantastic to have this completed for the city’s economic benefit. The one thing that bugs me though is that it completely turns it’s back on Colombo Street, the central thoroughfare through the CBD. Driving down Colombo Street, as so many visitors to Chch and the CBD do, you barely see the architectural facade. You see a standard commercial glass wall. That’s really disappointing
@Chris Keen Great to read a comment here from a local. I know a number of convention centre buildings, of different vintages. They all appear to exist predominantly for the users - perhaps not fully belonging to their host cities. Unlike a gallery, theatre or hospital, convention centres are not a public building that people just wander in to. Maybe having a neutral facade on Colombo St did meet the brief after all.
@@comealongcomealong4480 yeah I see your point. I just think it would have been beneficial to have something interesting along the Main Street facade to spike the interest of visitors to city
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