Nussbaum: Château addition must balance imitation and contrast

The Château Laurier may be a privately owned building, but for the more than 100 years it has graced our landscape, it has developed a very public identity as a beloved symbol of our city. We have seen that love expressed by thousands of residents who have offered comments on the various design iterations of a proposed addition to it.
While we know that no addition is ever going to please everyone, I also believe we have to listen to the wisdom of crowds. The public has said