Vista River Gardens 

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I don't think they all look exactly the same, I can recognise each one. Some are rounded, some oblong, some slight curves. Different styles of glass. There is more variation than the average housing development with all the same upvc frames and doors and roof tiles. You have to go with the current trends and cost limits. Also efficiency, the highly insulated double and triple glazing etc. Many years ago a man built a big mill in Manchester, then there was lots of Mills, all the same.

But who can afford to build without profit, and where. People want to live in the city now. £2,000 a month is being paid, what wages are these people on.

@@JJandDad I realise it has to be sustainable but a radical approach could see quality houses built by training youngsters in skills like bricklaying, plastering, carpentry, plumbing, electrical engineering etc, etc all being subsidised by government to begin with but surely employing a generation of youngsters with good wages , skills and prospects for the future would eventually more than pay for itself and we would be helping everyone (except for greedy capitalists looking for instant profit) whoever is brave enough to do this would help every decent citizen

A question of taste really, I think the Deansgate buildings look amazing. Fashion also plays a part. We have millions of houses with vertical blinds behind upvc frames, all looking the same. All with composite doors or white plastic foam doors. The Marmite towers, love them or hate them, very much a part of life now. Expensive real estate make buildings go upwards.

Maybe you prefer the old Arndale Center? It was branded the largest toilet in Europe when it was built. Go Google it! Thank God they're given it a facelift in recent years. I like the tall sleek towers and they're the hallmark of a modern city.