Their lack of vision is what keeps such a neighborhood from reaching it's full potential, on the world stage, in contrast to such bold renovations exemplified by London'swaterfront at the Tate Modern in 2000.

I vividly remember the struggles that Jeleff Boys and Girls club in Georgetown had to endure when funding for it's renovation got tied up by bureaucratic red tape. The concerns about renovating the basketball courts, both there as well as at Rose park, seemed racially motivated, as did the foolhardy rejection of a Metro stop in Georgetown. That myopic act during the 1970s was an attempt by parochial-minded landowners to prevent the 'masses' from inundating their enclave. They have gotten their cummupance ever since by the dearth of parking that is the scourge of every georgetown resident who owns a car. Keep up the good works, OGB.

Their lack of vision is what keeps such a neighborhood from reaching it's full potential, on the world stage, in contrast to such bold renovations exemplified by London'swaterfront at the Tate Modern in 2000.

I vividly remember the struggles that Jeleff Boys and Girls club in Georgetown had to endure when funding for it's renovation got tied up by bureaucratic red tape. The concerns about renovating the basketball courts, both there as well as at Rose park, seemed racially motivated, as did the foolhardy rejection of a Metro stop in Georgetown. That myopic act during the 1970s was an attempt by parochial-minded landowners to prevent the 'masses' from inundating their enclave. They have gotten their cummupance ever since by the dearth of parking that is the scourge of every georgetown resident who owns a car. Keep up the good works, OGB.

I would expect that any architect with a right mind would come up with exciting options for a client like apple…. instead the architect had to propose a building which is just a replica of the surrounding buildings ….

What was the use of hiring an architect for this project?Really ? So that the architect could draft the drawings ??? Any one with a construction experience could be just perfect for the task.

Despite all this, the architecture preservation board thanked the architect for executing a beautiful design … Beautiful????? Is this some kind of joke ????

I used to give apple a huge credit for influencing society with a new culture, is this the hardest sale apple had to conduct so far….. ??

I would expect that any architect with a right mind would come up with exciting options for a client like apple…. instead the architect had to propose a building which is just a replica of the surrounding buildings ….

What was the use of hiring an architect for this project?Really ? So that the architect could draft the drawings ??? Any one with a construction experience could be just perfect for the task.

Despite all this, the architecture preservation board thanked the architect for executing a beautiful design … Beautiful????? Is this some kind of joke ????

I used to give apple a huge credit for influencing society with a new culture, is this the hardest sale apple had to conduct so far….. ??

I didn't mean that the current building is architecturally significant, but it's there and instead of wasting time to build another architecturally insignificant building (because architectural statements are not appropriate in this case, why not just use it?

I didn't mean that the current building is architecturally significant, but it's there and instead of wasting time to build another architecturally insignificant building (because architectural statements are not appropriate in this case, why not just use it?

The current building, which housed French Connection, has no historical significance to the community. I feel as though the Review Boards need to understand the difference between preservation of past, and imitation.

While preservation is important, you can't preserve a place through imitation of a supposed style of design.

The current building, which housed French Connection, has no historical significance to the community. I feel as though the Review Boards need to understand the difference between preservation of past, and imitation.

While preservation is important, you can't preserve a place through imitation of a supposed style of design.