{"id":2259,"date":"2009-03-25T21:31:34","date_gmt":"2009-03-26T01:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/2009\/03\/25\/photo-du-jour-montreals-best-parking-garage\/"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:33:12","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:33:12","slug":"photo-du-jour-montreals-best-parking-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2009\/03\/25\/photo-du-jour-montreals-best-parking-garage\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo du jour: Montreal’s best parking garage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maybe I’m just exposing myself to a barrage of angry comments by stating that I actually like <\/em>this parking garage. You might not expect a garage on such prime real estate, located across from Dominion Square, right next to the historic Sun Life building. And while it may not have the impressive columns of its neighbour, I think it’s got some pretty snazzy architecture nonetheless.<\/p>\n
Compared to surface parking, stacked parking garages like this one minimize the surface area devoted to cars and can reduce their visual presence. If\u00a0 well-designed they can even have animated facades. (Granted, this one is animated by a car rental establishment.)<\/p>\n
What do you think? Is there a future for parking structures in this city?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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