10-10-2025, 07:46 AM
(10-07-2025, 08:42 PM)Acitta Wrote: How many buildings being built today will people a hundred years from now consider to be a heritage building that should be preserved?
More likely public buildings or semi-public buildings will be considered heritage buildings as opposed to residential buildings. However, it would not surprise me if some of the custom residential infill might end up being heritage worthy if they represent a unique style or a notable architect. Of course, there is also the change that someone important lives in that house and the house becomes notable for that (eg William Lyon Mackenzie King's Woodside).
Locally, it will likely depend on which buildings are still capable of standing. Many buildings built today have a 50-year cycle of maintenance and repair. Condominium residential buildings will likely still be standing and incapable of being replaced since there are dozens if not hundreds of owners who hold a share in the building. I would not be surprised if various buildings have dramatic building envelope upgrades depending on how materials age.