This is of course tragic. But to be fair, and in response to the criticism lodged elsewhere, I doubt many of Spacing’s readers go by here very often. And it is suspicious that the CHUM is attacked for being too large while the MUHC passes completely unscathed. Are francophones not allowed to have a hospital too?
The MUHC passes completely unscathed? What planet are you from.
Fail to understand how that can be “tragic”; old building of little value being replaced by a high-value one.
My only concern would be that Iam not sure if the portion of the hospital facing St-Denis will have commercial fronts, which would be necessary to connect this gigantic building to its neibourhood .
I echo an earlier comment: the MUHC going unscathed with respect to criticism? LOL. What does language have to do with this? (but, ah, the MUHC is a bilingual institution and one that serves and belongs to all Quebecers).
I think the main difference between the 2 institutions in terms of their design /placement is that the MUHC is being built on a large, unused swath of former railway years – quite disconnected from the urban fabric. The CHUM is being built in a realtively delicate area – an inner-city neighborhood with much history. That said, I don’t buy that the CHUM is too big.
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This is of course tragic. But to be fair, and in response to the criticism lodged elsewhere, I doubt many of Spacing’s readers go by here very often. And it is suspicious that the CHUM is attacked for being too large while the MUHC passes completely unscathed. Are francophones not allowed to have a hospital too?
The MUHC passes completely unscathed? What planet are you from.
Fail to understand how that can be “tragic”; old building of little value being replaced by a high-value one.
My only concern would be that Iam not sure if the portion of the hospital facing St-Denis will have commercial fronts, which would be necessary to connect this gigantic building to its neibourhood .
I echo an earlier comment: the MUHC going unscathed with respect to criticism? LOL. What does language have to do with this? (but, ah, the MUHC is a bilingual institution and one that serves and belongs to all Quebecers).
I think the main difference between the 2 institutions in terms of their design /placement is that the MUHC is being built on a large, unused swath of former railway years – quite disconnected from the urban fabric. The CHUM is being built in a realtively delicate area – an inner-city neighborhood with much history. That said, I don’t buy that the CHUM is too big.