New Hotel on Joe Louis Site Finally Announced

**southen** · December-21-23, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by stinkytofu

No positivity, just whining.

Ah can't have an opinion on the design because we should be thankful that they are doing anything there. Got it. In a city that has an incredible architectural and design heritage I don't think it is out of line to critique what developers are doing, especially on prominent sites when they are requesting some taxpayer help.

**Burnsie** · December-21-23, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by southen

In a city that has an incredible architectural and design heritage I don't think it is out of line to critique what developers are doing

No old buildings are being torn down for this. I'd rather see a simple glass tower than some half assed attempt to make a new building look "classic" but not backed up with the quality of materials and detail that the old ones have. We see enough of that with strip malls that have dumb cornices applied.

An all-glass tower is also nicer than another one made up of multicolored metal panels.