TKTKTK
Senior Member
I have spacing buttons too. But it's more about my local station than about its tiles on the button. They're a clever reference to a pretty common touchstone - not an endorsement of preserving anything specific. It's a place-connection rather than a style-connection. We've touched on this before.
There's nothing wrong with "Lookit me! I'm a Heritage Subway Station!" it's not nearly as anachronistic as "Lookit me! I'm a Heritage Subway System!"
I realize the concept is hard to swallow - especially in light of the catastrophe unfolding at museum. But consider, the TTC will regain sanity one day, and might be capable of captivating station design again.
I really don't agree with sticking to a uniform approach for station design. I think it's a great opportunity for variation, localization, and even interpretation, that shouldn't be passed up. I think the branding uniformity should come from secondary design elements; signage, way finding, etc.
The idea of stations as utilitarian portals, that should be visually uniform throughout, isn't unique to us, so I'm not sure it's a quality that should be so zealously guarded. Instead, I think it's an opportunity to break from the pack and try something new (like Sweden?).
There's nothing wrong with "Lookit me! I'm a Heritage Subway Station!" it's not nearly as anachronistic as "Lookit me! I'm a Heritage Subway System!"
I realize the concept is hard to swallow - especially in light of the catastrophe unfolding at museum. But consider, the TTC will regain sanity one day, and might be capable of captivating station design again.
I really don't agree with sticking to a uniform approach for station design. I think it's a great opportunity for variation, localization, and even interpretation, that shouldn't be passed up. I think the branding uniformity should come from secondary design elements; signage, way finding, etc.
The idea of stations as utilitarian portals, that should be visually uniform throughout, isn't unique to us, so I'm not sure it's a quality that should be so zealously guarded. Instead, I think it's an opportunity to break from the pack and try something new (like Sweden?).