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Arch-i-text: It’s much more than all to do about nothing

“Change within the heritage district is one thing, but the wholesale flouting of the heritage district guidelines — specifically designed to preserve its ‘special character’ — is a horse of a different colour,” writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Other points of concern in the new Royal George plans

The proponents of the Royal George Theatre redesign “are slavishly following the flawed protocols of the Venice Charter to produce a design which, in the view of several architects of my acquaintance, is utterly inappropriate within the context of the Queen–Picton historic district,” writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Of Bill 5 and other environmental matters

The clear-cutting of a forest in Virgil this year to make way for development is “only a single, relatively small, local example of the potential devastation which could, and likely will, be visited upon the landscape of this province should the Ford government’s Bill 5 be passed into law,” writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Addressing some urban myths about designation

In examining a 2023 study from McMaster University that looked at the corelation between heritage designation and property value, “The authors concluded that heritage-designated properties ‘were associated with a positive increase in sale value’ and resulted in ‘an increase in sale price of residential properties,'” writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Grey Forest Homes vs. Virgil’s coniferous forest

“At a juncture in history wherein climate change initiatives are generally considered by both governments and voters to be a high priority, most of the members of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s elected council apparently don’t give a damn — only if it stands in the way of development,” writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: A primer on property heritage designation

“Sometimes the easiest way to determine the importance of a property to the character of its area is to consider what would happen to that character if the property were to be demolished or significantly modified,” writes Brian Marshall.

Arch-i-text: Points of interest and infrastructure

Writing about the stormwater infrastructure management plans for hte upcoming Parliament Oak hotel, Brian Marshall writes, “Should the municipality construct and own that pipe, legal experts opine that the town could bear all or a part of that liability.”

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