Laura
At school we are doing a speach about what makes us angry. Almost half the class are doing the waterfront!! Its stupid and the buildings look ugly!! We all hate it so why dont you stop
Emma
im 13 and the waterfront is going to be distroted because there going to put a 15 story high building they are also taking away all the fields to put more flats i find that realy distroting the whole island.
VISITOR
Ice skating rink should be open all year round and to cool off in v hot weather and a skate park or wildlife or aquatic sealife centre would be nice like the one near Blackpool Tower. I also feel there should be somewhere where there can be alfresco eating. Quality English Cuisine Food Restaurants would be good and High Rise Buildings in Jersey are UGLY HORRIBLE NOT NEEDED OR WANTED AND SPOIL THE SKYLINE TOO and Jersey doesnt need anymore offices or flats apartments and feel there are too many polish spanish people here already so please no more flats. More Culture and Why not a build a lovely 5 star hotel in its own grounds so rich wealthy people could come here and spend all their money, making Jersey even wealthier place as i feel there arn't many decent high class hotels for the rich people only a few here and many horrible cheap ones but lets not spoil Jersey with ugly hi rise building towers. VIVA JERSEY I SAY
sarah
im 15 and i love the ice rink and i think it shud be kept up all year round or make a perminant one at the water front..... its good excersize and great fun... also a good way of keeping the teenagers of the streets. it wud even bring in more tourists to the island!!
emily
i think there should b a big wave pool we should put it in fort regent or somthing it should b like the 1 in taifoon lagonne in america disney world. in should be anout 6-8 ft big. i live hearand the only thing 2 do hear is to go round town or go onto the ice skatin ring when its hear which is not for long. plus it will bring more tournists hear so PUT THE ICE SKATING RING UP ALL YEAR OR PUT UP A WAVE POOL NOW!!!!!!!! im 13 and nothin 2 do !!!
annon
hi im 14 n live in jersey n its sooo boring!! ders nuffin 2 do 4 kids our age xcept the cinema....ders only so many films u can see!! da ice rink is da bst!! n da fair shuld cum more often!!!! x
Man lebt nicht nur von Brot allein, er muss auch e
Right now Jersey is so boring, there is nothing to do, no vibrant culture, no places like town squares or embankments, providing space for all citizens to entertain themselves, meet and chat, organise public events etc. like they have in Europe...
I think Jersey should use some of the continental schemes and create a real open "town centre". Stop with all this commercial development, and residential projects in the town centre. It's pure nonsense. That's not what the town centre is for. It's not just about making money - and right now there is no place to go for a walk, or a chat - only dark and dingy pubs, bars and restaurants.
What Jersey needs desperately is clture. It means Jersey needs UNIVERSITY. It would attract thinkers, artists, etc. Some intellectual and cultural life could start in Jersey then, and Jersey wouldn't be so terrible off-season as it is now.
I am sorry to say this, but Jersey will become more and more provincial if nothing like this is being done here. A moderately-rich provincial place that can only be proud of cows, potatos and banks. But remember, the banks can always find a better place for their business somewhere else: and what then?
SIMONE C WEARNE
I think an icearena ice skating/dancing rink would be great & a great way to keep bored kids off the streets & out of trouble i also think it would be a great active way to have fun keepfit 4 all ages in stead of spending too much time in front of tv or on violent computer games they could also play ice hockey and watch matches being played & learn this too but i do feel alot of charm is going out of jersey with all the building work going etc much of jerseys beautiful charming scenery is being lost sadly but an icerink arena would create more money to the area more jobs and there would be less people on the streets creating mischief & getting into trouble In england most outdoor/indoor roller dance/skatingrinks havebeen closed which is a shame
Martina&&Niema
i think...that...seeing as mostly teenagers used to hang around at waterfront..they should have a youth club there...and outside cinewrold etc..it is wrong that security guards throw us off their property when we have no one else to go...plus the waterfront used to be very touristic...and it was great to look at the view around you...now..you cant do that because they are building towers high up! and is ruining the scenery! you need to do more things for teenagers otherwise we are going to carry on being hassled by the police no matter where we go! DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! it seems like people are commenting and no one is taking our opinions into comsideration! put it in the paper or something! Gosh!
Ace
Seeing as most of the architecture that has been or is being proposed on the site is of a distasteful nature costing Jersey citizens a fortune why don鈥檛 we go the whole hog and create something we can be truly appalled at - a dystopian red light district where the merchant bankers, assent managers and hedge fund dealers can spend their well earned 拢拢拢s, brothels, opium dens, and casinos are the way forward for the waterfront!
jim
Boules courts, basketball hoops, five a side goals and a skatepark..all free to the public too..the whole affair has been thoroughly soured by the money grabbers when it was supposed to be for the peoples leisure..
Harriet
I think it is perfectly outrageous to spoil land with these atrocities
RD
Konck down what's already been done and start again.....
steph
i think that you shoud hace a pickture of how the water front use to look about 200 years ago
Joker C
The consultaion report printed in the JEP stated that there would only be tall buildings if they fitted in with the surroundings. In that case there shouldn鈥檛 be any as they clearly will not fit in. Where does it say that to "move with the times" we have to build high? With all this indecision as how tall the building(s) should be it seems that the people responsible for the final decision have no idea what will be going into these buildings.
Rather than focusing on the hights of the buildings we should be discussing what these buildings are to be used for - the required hight will follow. We need to build around the needs of the Island & users & not for the sake of just building hoping to fill them retrospectively.
What are we going to fill a 25+ storey building with? At great expense Canary Wharf was 1/2 empty for years after it was built as the developers couldn鈥檛 fill it & that was in London - much busier than here!
Tall buildings can look good but against the right backdrop - one which we don鈥檛 have. One (positive) comment a lot of tourists make is how low our sky rise is making us unique from most other destinations. So many local people have complained about how badly the waterfront has been designed & built so far so why give the decision makers more opportunity for cock ups & eyesores? The taller the building the more risk of an eyesore!
Finally what's going to happen to the International Air Display once the tall buildings are built? It is one of the best free air displays in the world attracting many tourists. There is no way those planes will be allowed to fly across the bay with a building any taller than 6 stories.
Kev
M. Attenborough you are my hero and right in every sense. I have vistied Jersey every year of my life - it is my second home. I have always said that I can't believe how ungrateful the Jersey people are for the way the island is NOW. Right NOW. It's one of the greatest places in the world - looks nice and is nice - that is very unusual nowadays with all the hell holes on this planet. The younger Jersey persons... tomorrow's generation (of which I am a proud member by the way) should realise that the old "nothing to do in Jersey" adage and "we must be more like here,... there... blah blah blah" is rubbish. There's more to do in Jersey than there is in the UK. In the UK there are fewer attractions but they are repeated more often, all over the place.
Paul Le Floch
I think that they should build a deep, large well, so profound that it would attract world class well climbers from all over the world. This would be good for tourism. Also, it could double up as a wishing well. Tourists (and locals) could throw money into it, so it would be self-funding. Obviously they could not do this whilst any climbing was going on as it might be dangerous
Montfort Tadier
It appears that with the advent of "Ministerial Government" a new era of democracy has dawned in Jersey, with the public now being asked for their "views" on the use of space at waterfront.
The trouble is, the States have a bad record when it comes to listening to the advice they are given. They are like a petulant child who wants to eat sweets before her dinner, she first asks mum - who, of course, says no. She asks dad, who (hopefully) also says no. Throws a tantrum, and then eats some anyway; later feels sick and everyone is unhappy. Or maybe they are like a group of powerful men with another group of rich friends who want to have a hotel on a once beautiful tourist resort with strict housing laws. They decide what they want to do, have some "mock" public consultation, which despite attempts to get public opinion to their side doesn't work, and then decide to go ahead with it anyway.[/b]
You all know this will happen. Like the Iraq war and like the chief minister that no-one voted for. - we can only protest, but we can do nothing else. Yet we must protest.
Anonymous
I think they should build a BIG bank on it - after all hat's what they want the whole damn island to be!
paddy
Id build a huge indoor ski center, similar to the 22,000 square foot one they have recently opened in Dubai!
Andy
Why not take a look around the world at similar waterfronts, *scientifically* analyse what's good about the most successful, and make the most of the findings. There's no shame in *copying* (gasp!!) something that works. Why put up with second best if you can copy from something better? What's more embarrassing, having something second rate or being accused of imitation?
As for a tower, I favour an all-or-nothing approach. Either no tower at all, or one huge and original design that really puts Jersey on the map.. makes for an international standard attraction.. something so impressive it actually attracts visitors? I'd rather have no tower though. Anything too big would dominate the place - you'd be able to see it from practically anywhere in the island.
Bob Le Broc
In answer to 'Bob's' comment
Dandara will only 'leave the Island when people stop buying their developments.
As it stands right now, they are the only developer with the guts to speculate - They deserve to be congratulated
Rob
The waterfront is already ruined. I visit every year and see it deteriorate on an annual basis. Building high rise homes on what could have been St Helier's key feature was a massive mistake. Then they add attractions that are the same as every other major city has.
It is obviously just been down to the land owners making as much money from the land as possible. The homes that were needed could easily have been accomadated in the town where older hotels have been sold off. St Helier still has a lot of charm, mainly now in the town where there are independent shops, restuarants and bars. But where changes are made in key areas, that is where the problems are.
I love the place, but it is heartbreaking to see the changes that are being made, that are detrimental to the area. I am sure that if you were given a blank piece of paper and the Jersey waterfront, you could create a superb area. Unfortunately there is no longer a blank peice of paper and it appears that the changes that have occured have been good for certain businesses and not good for Jersey in general.
Bob
When will Dandara realise that the majority of people in Jersey dislikes them for tarnishing the Island. The sooner they leave the better!
Anonymous
Hopefully high rise buildings won't be built, however Dandara seem to get to build gastly looking buildings in horrible glaring colours wherever they like. Maybe planning should be stricter with companines like Dandara. Go to
M. Attenborough
Here is my comment about the whole thing. Jersey is the greatest place to live in the world!
If you want High rise buildings, then move to Paris - London- Berlin or the USA !
I鈥檓 in the process of starting another business and though I do not live in Jersey anymore ( Sad to say. )
I鈥檓 gearing it so that I can hire Jersey people over the Internet. Giving them jobs that will hopefully give them a good income. If things go really well, then I will open another branch in Jersey so that more locals will have work. I鈥檓 doing my bit for Jersey, are you?
Stop these 鈥淧eople鈥 from turning Jersey into yet another over crowded, crime ridden America what-a-be. I have lived pretty much all over the world and it鈥檚 not a pretty sight!
As I was grow-up in Jersey I did not appreciate all the wonderful things to do there. Diving, walks, great Olympic swimming pool, fishing and the best looking girls in the world ,etc etc. Jersey is stepped in history. God Lord people ! You have it all. You can be in Paris in 45 minutes, London the same. Do you know how many people would give their right arm to have what you have?
Now if I hear anymore complaining over there, well...I will just have to come back and kick some serious butt! Don鈥檛 make me use my powers for evil. If I have to take over the world and teach you what real trouble is all about, I will. Even though I promised my dear old Mum that I wouldn鈥檛 get into all that again. I still can鈥檛 show my face in Guatemala .
So...keep Jersey the wonderful place that it is and even though I now that it can鈥檛 stay exactly the same and shouldn鈥檛. There is no reason to turn it into some hell hole either. And remember...I will be watching. And by the by, if anyone know鈥檚 Jonathan , Tony or Chris Vinrace, Tell them that I said Hi. Smile. Viva Jersey !!!
keith george
this waterfont debate about high rise buildings !its not about what the people want ,its all about dandara buying a piece of land the size of a postage stamp for 10 million from les pas holdings the only way they are goinig to get there money back is to build high who is every one kidding ,it will be passed so why bother
Anon...
Jersey, so many people and only two surnames... I think you need some new bloodstock
P, Anon
Whatever the states decides, I'm sure it will be the wrong choice and it will go way over budget, it always is and it always does!
Beanobserver
A 21 storey granite monument of a Jersey Pound note complete with surrounding circles of prayer mats so that all those locals and non-locals who worship the god that is money can have somewhere to meet like minded souls.
Mike anon
Yes Kev but the e-mail below that you mentioned stated "What are the principle attractions to any city or destination in the world? Beaches, countryside, and beautiful scenery - everything we currently have granted."
Well all those places I mentioned have those and you seem to have convenietly forgotten to mention the multitude of problems that Jersey has!
Kev
Yes... they all also have a whole host of other problems which you have conveniently forgotten to mention.
Mike anon
Couple of major world cities I can immeditely think of which have all Jersey has and don't have to dream about... Singapore and Hong Kong both have stunning natural scenary and beaches, Dubai has the beaches, San Francisco, Sydney, Barcelona, Cape Town... do you want me to continue? Oh and they also all have better climates.
Kev
With all due respect, it has always seemed to me, as someone who is from the UK mainland and as someone who also knows Jersey like the back of his hand, that Jersey folks really do not understand or really appreciate what once made Jersey great - and in my opinion still does.
It is a charming place and many things play into the States' hands if only they could see the wood for the trees - many things can and are offered in Jersey which the cities of the world, outlined in an email below could only dream of.
The States need me to advise them. I can advise from both island and mainland perspective. If anyone in the States of Jersey would like to hear my (very good) opinions then let me know via this site.
Jackie
Jersey has to get in the year 2006 if it wants to progress. We are to get out of the Horse and Cart image and look forward, not back. I love the island but want it to move with the times and that means providing the public and visitors with amenities that can be enjoyed elsewhere. People have been quick to judge the Waterfront, but each time I visit it, there are lots of people using the facilities so it has certainly provided a new dimension to Island Life. I say "Go! Bring us more to this little backwater".
Mike Anon
Okay Anon, where in London and Paris are the beaches (Paris Plage does not count!), the countryside (Parks do not count either). The priciple attractions for these cities are the museums, nightlife, history etc... what are you on druggie!
Denise Hopkins
There should be an ice skating rink permanently on the waterfront for the Islanders and also a skate park would be a good idea.
Anonamous
LOOK! What are the principle attractions to any city or destination in the world? Beaches, countryside, and beautiful scenery - everything we currently have granted.
But we are competing with destinations like Barcelona and Nice, which are cities by the sea (St.Helier would be our equivalent to a certain degree). What do they have that we do not? Designer shopping, which is becoming more important, a variety of five star hotels, a selection of michelin star restaurants and unique attractions relevant to that destination.
Effectively we must decide are we going for the wealthy weekender or the mass budget traveller? Personally I belive the first would be most rewarding and therefore the waterfront should become relevant to that type of tourist as well as the island community.
We cannot continue to think that our island can currently compete with top class destinations in Europe (and the reality is we are!) Our island as a product is simply not good enough.
Therefore we have two choices and only two choices - we maintain our island as it is and witness the decline in tourism, or we move with the times and change the style and theme of the visitor's experience yet maintaining the few good elements to the holiday product, which we currently offer.
To those who remain determined to keep this island in the dark ages YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!
tricky dicky
a statue of Freddie Cohen....
Johnny
People keep suggesting leisure areas and open space but this is on land that is owned by private companies with shareholders. Instead of just daydreaming perhaps all the armchair experts could come up with some profit forecasts for these companies if they put a park on their site instead of houses or shops?
Jono
Why dont they invest money back into the fort, its sad to see it knowing what it was like 10 years ago. Why dont the states use this space, for example build a few nightclubs that have a decent size to them and desent music and a later opening time (your not going to get any noise complaints up there)also use the rooms they have there as shop outlets and convert it the rest as a indoor shopping centre with high street brands as well as convention centre all so obvious. Another thing why not convert the unused swimming pool there into a ice rink freeing up space on the waterfront for something a little more exciting ?. States wake up and look at this cash cow !
Bob
I think we need a language centre - so that English speaking people can learn the prevailing language on the Island ( whatever it is)
Kev
It's not being left behind by the rest of Europe at all. It's light years in front in many cases
K
People say Jersey, St Helier in particular, is stuck in the '80s. Question is how do we modernize without losing the charm that is uniquely Jersey? Other cities have done it, why can't we?
Let's all agree that something stunning has to be built, something that represents our vision of this island's future. Is Jersey to remain quaint and picturesque, developing at the slow pace it is and being left behind by the rest of Europe? Or is Jersey to grow economically and become a major player in the business world, particularly in the finance sector? Or is it to be a true tourist destination that people will be keen on visiting over and over again? Whatever the vision, that's the direction to take this waterfront development. The key is to agree on the vision and to run with it.
Kev
Hey Mitch...I am off the rock mate. I'm from Manchester and I'm able to give a balanced opinion based on my own experience. Just believe what I say - positive differentiation and playing to Jersey's strengths and what has always worked.
Trevor
How about a bear - baiting pit, or maybe a cock-fighting ring. How about an are for public flogging and executions - Most Jersey folks would go for this idea as they seem determined to go backwards rather than forwards.
Michael
If the Weighbridge Area is landscaped,as suggested on the map,where does the bus station end up ?
Keith
As normal, money is leading the development, not social interest. Why don't we have a "trial" 25 storey building of glass (always good with planning) to see if we like it? If not, remove it like all other planning "trials". Oh, they are all still there.
Why do we see these proposals over and over again? But when it suits them "it is bad Government" to change our minds.
Shonky
SPOT ON ANOUSKA!!
Mitch
What's this fixation with granite - you get it anywhere!
There are 10 times more granite buildings in Scotland than Jersey - there are more in Cornwall, and more in France - Granite buildings will not differentiate Jersey from anywhere - get off the rock Kev and have a look around
Ivan
How about an immigration processing centre - we'll need all the space we can find to deal with the foreigners turning up over here.
Kev
What we should be looking for is to positively differentiate Jersey from other places. I like St Peter Port very much - they have based their town on granite buildings with character. You can see this new style of building - with steel and glass (even though done well they look quite good) anywhere in the world. But granite buildings and the like are what positively differentiates Jersey from other places in the UK and World.
Also it might be worth doing up anything tatty on the waterfront like where funland used to be or the place near Liberation Sq with the tatty
red doors that have needed a lick of paint for years.
I feel we have got into a comfort zone over the years - we should be thinking about what is built a lot more in terms of aesthetics and quality.
MATTHEW
An aquarium
Jim
Two things - Jersey is not the jewel in the British crown that award goes to Bermuda or the Cayman Islands... not to mention Cornwall, Bath etc...
Second point - Many Londoners love London, granted the tube is rubbish, but it is one of the world's great cities and to be honest it is the real jewel in the British crown!
simon
Please no more offices, we have enough in the town now that are not being used, an example, the empty block at the tunnel roundabout!!.
No towers either, they will spoil the area, how about a nice park, with al fresco eating areas.
A, Crane.
I would definitely have a permanant skating rink. although I feel the water front seems to be mainly for young people or buisiness people. There doesn't appear to be anything for the older residents, and by that I don't mean old foggies, it would be nice to have a couple of good restaurants and nice gardens,something for all ages to enjoy.
Charles
I was born in Jersey - but spent 25 years working around the world before returning 6 years ago - I was in Australia when the locals complained how the 'new' Harbour would be an eyesore.
I was in South Africa when the same story was heard - who would visit a waterfront development in Cape Town?
In Cardiff- the 'locals' were saying that "a modern Bay development would not be in keeping" - Jersey needs to wake up - we keep using the excuse " we're different" - we're not - we're just a little island trying to cling on to the glory days of years gone by.
Richard Houghton
My gosh - Anouska hits the nail squarely on the head - pity she isn't a le... something or other - seems to me that it is the narrow minds of most of (my fellow Jerseymen) that causes the problems - move with the times guys, start looking forward not backwards
Mandy
Mike - no body is talking about modern concrete crap as you put it - most of St. Helier is modern concrete crap - what we need is stunning modern architecture
Anouska Anquetil
I think it should be an area devoted to public use, whatever that may be an asset and whatever is needed or lacking from the island at present. I absolutely detest the idea of anything else commercial in that area.
I already think the current buildings are unpleasant and aesthetically add nothing to the islands beauty.
The key here is to take note of other places that have succesfully integrated the stunning natural beauty of the area in with somthing that works as a public space that offer benefits to all of the community.
Perhaps the stunning architcture of Sydneys harbour, or Hamburg, do the research....! A wildlife park, an aquatic centre, something that merges with and enhances the natural beauty of the coastline and does not destroy it through insensitive and unattractive commercial building that degenerates rather than regenerates the area.
Something that has longevity and will transend the decades, the weather. An outdoor park area, perhaps as you say a skating rink, outdoors, integrated with a park, an aquatic centre, perhaps a sailing centre, somewhere for concerts and plays outdoors.
But above all something that maintains and improves the aesthetic and natural beauty of the area, distinguishing Jersey from other overbuilt and ugly UK coastal towns, rather than destroying and homogenising it into a concrete jungle like Southampton - not somewhere I think of going for a holiday!
How about the history of the island, again this is our identity, our unique appeal. Perhaps the use of some stunning organic and modern architecture that blends the sea into the land in an organic and complimentary manner would be an absolute asset to the island.
Perhaps getting a well-known architect form the UK, such as Norman Foster who is known for his use of organic architecture to spearhead such an important project.
Even the architects working on the London Olympics have used organic and fluid shapes that merge and enhance the surrounding city.
Essentially this must be a project that understands the long term consequences and strives to add beauty, unique identity and quality of life to the island and above all is not driven purely by the commercial gain of private companies.
This island has only one thing that makes it unique and desirable, its own natural identity, its unspoilt coastlines, if you destroy this with clumsy commercial building then essentially you ruin the chances of the long term economic survival and tourism of this island.
Razer
Who cares? - St.Helier is a dump anyway
Bob
No Kev! - High risers are not always regretted BAD ONES ARE - but so are badly designed low rise buildings.
The hight of the building is irrelevant if the fundemental design is correct.
Architecture, design and materials evolve - St. Helier is one of the ugliest towns I can think of - St.Peter Port is great in comparison - a great mix of Granite - with new buildings being predominantly glass (it doesn't have the ugly 60's concrete that blights St. Helier ( and I'm born and bread in Jersey before you ask)
mike
cant believe that people do not appreciate Jersey - the jewel in the british crown. It is the jewel because of the way it is. Change it and you become like all other places - modern concrete crap. I agree with you Kev.
Kevin
You may mock Bob, but believe me, as stated earlier, high risers are always regretted. And why are some people wanting Jersey to be more like London?! Ask many people in London about London and believe me it is not as good as you make it. Another case of the grass is always greener... believe me it is not.
K
I'd like to see parks and leisure facilities where families can just be out and enjoy the scenery and where outdoor concerts & activities can be held.
DP
How about a good old fashioned mall where we can do some decent shopping without getting off the island!
Nick
They way they are going nothing will ever be built there because they are trying to keep everyone happy!
Look at Fort Regent, it would be ideal for an evening entertainment venue.
You could have a casino, bars, restaurants and nightclubs all with in the walls. It would be perfect.
Maria
I keep hearing loads of stuff about " surveys " that say that 70% of Jersey People are against 'Modern Hi-Rise towers' - well I'm a Jersey person - so are most of my friends - no one has asked us - ( by the way I'm all for them) - I just get annoyed when some group or other speaks on my behalf.
Bob
How about some little granite cottages with outside toilets, and space to grow our our veg and keep a couple of cows and a few chickens - we'd hate to be too progressive, after all we have got to "preserve our heritage" haven't we !
Ian Dangerfield
I'd like to see a huge tower that can be seen from miles out to sea - what a great first impression that would make to people arriving by ferry
Martin Corny
Anything big ! as long as it hides the existing crap buildings - who wants to see Fort Regent or the 'Yellow' monstrosity ( a certain builders yard)
Sarah
How about a High rise glass tower, like the 'gherkin building' in London.
Something to represent the future of Jersey
Rick
Some really modern glass high rises would look great- We need some land mark buildings that would show that Jersey isn't locked in the past
john noonan
las vegas type strip (low rise version)
ciara
I would put an ice rink at the waterfront as i know a lot of keen ice skaters who want to be professional but cant as there is a lack of an ice rink to train on. Ice skating is my dream and all though it would benefit those who want to be professional it would also benefit those who just want some excersie or a fun day out. the ice rink at christmas bought a lot of money so think who much money would be bought in if a ice rink was there permanently. i know mainting an ice rink is a lot but would be good in the long run
clare
i would put an sports arena with and ice rink inside so that those hu want to ice skate all the time can do so!!
Richard
Just get on with it and let something be built.Anything is better than what is there at the moment.Tall buildings can be beautiful too!
Rob
Please, please, please don't go down the road of building high rises. We already have Fort Regent dominating the town from on high and nothing else is required. In my experience, high rises are always regretted in future years. Stick to leisure facilities and a bit of greenery.
Kevin
The high risers are a bad idea and any new buildings should take into account the architectural heritage of Jersey - there should not be idiots pushing for high rise buildings - on the UK mainland it has needed millions of pounds to right the wrongs of yesteryear's high rise buildings - ask anyone in the construction industry.
