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[edit] houses section

this is in regards to the new building boom that has occured in strathfield most of the houses are not architect designed, and i dont know how JBar can possibly keep reverting my edits you see signs for clarendon homes, masterton homes with each new development and many houses showcase features which suggest they have been designed by a layman, eg. large windows facing west, a reliance on air con, hideously overstated facades with giant faux columns, high fsrs (floor space ratio) and the cheap and shoddy nature of the resulting houses

additionally, it is certainly true that newton road is beginning to ressemble your typical parklea or kellyville street, with every second house being constructed in the same project home theme

now naturally, i cant provide sources for any of the above... it is only my knowledge of architecture which leads me to believe that what i have said is true. thus i suggest removing the sentence about whether the houses are architecturally designed because obviously the argument cannot be proved either way, and the current status of the sentence (ie they are architectural) is misleading

i do however think it is extremely important to evaluate the positive and negative aspects of urban development in strathfield, and the current inner city atmosphere quote sounds like it has been written by a real estate agent and shows complete ignorance to any downsides of development 123.243.64.245 (talk) 11:39, 6 May 2008 (UTC)strathfield resident

I think you answered your own question. If you can't provide references then your information is 'point of view'. Maybe the term 'architecturally designed' needs to be taken out because it doesn't apply to all residences, however, I don't know how you can argue that developments by major housing development companies are not also architecturally designed.
Anyway, I understand your concerns urban development but Wikipedia is not a forum for evaluating 'the positive and negative aspects of urban development in strathfield'. It's an encyclopedia. J Bar (talk) 22:30, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thanks for the edit... article is now more neutral. And although Im not suggesting putting it back into the article, but it is common knowledge among the architectural community that project homes, designed to be built as cheaply as possible, do not reflect in design or quality terms developments which are individually designed by an architect who holds a university degree in the faculty. This was the point i was tryin to make in the article, that these developments have a negative impact on strathfield because they are so ugly. But you are completely right, this is an encyclopedia and i will go and rant somewhere else —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.64.245 (talk) 07:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC)