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StoneBrook Academy — Architectural Review <br />Comments from Commissioner Brauer <br />Tim & Patrick, <br />I will not be there for the meeting on June 1, so these comments probably do not matter. This is still not <br />there. For such a prime site in the COR, visible from the road, we want something that will attract <br />attention. This sketch reminds me of the old saying, "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig." <br />"Think outside the box" may be the most overused phrase we have, but in this case. it fits. It also brings <br />up a point I made many years ago about the architecture in the COR. Every building should strive to be <br />an architectural award winner and if they win an award —or are even good enough to be nominated for <br />one —we should reward them. It is time we stopped settling for second best and good enough. Let us <br />take pride in our city. <br />FYI, just Google "daycare design" and you will see some great buildings that are boxes, but well done. <br />Also, GSA publishes a neat pamphlet on designing daycare centers. It is mostly about interiors, but has <br />some nice illustrations of what can be done. The saying in education has always been that daycare <br />centers should not "warehouse" kids. This is a warehouse and does not send a positive message to <br />potential clients or the city. <br />