Consider other great structures! The Eiffel Tower is just an assortment of bars... If it didn't have so much culture and history associated with it, we'd probably think it was ugly too. And did you get a load out of that one in Pisa? It's not even standing up straight!
I guess if you make anything stand out enough, people will become strangely fond of it. Especially if the intentions for having such a thing are good. The Perimeter doesn't have to be housed in an ugly building to do what they do, but that structure makes people ask "what's going on in there?" Although theoretical physics might not actually help humanity, it does promote education, science, knowledge... All those good things that are highly revered in our society.
What's going on in that ugly building? Good things.
And so it would come to pass that we like our ugly structure. Buy why stop here? If we want to house something that does something good, we should always use this tactic to gain recognition! If this means funding, we'd be fools not to!
Which brings me to what I've been building up to:
(If you're wondering, yes that flowery design is on the outside of the building. And yes, there is a good chance you've seen it in your grandmother's washroom's wallpaper.)
There are few things capable of ruining the city park's landscape like a big black building with abstract windows... and yet, I present to you the University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy. Yep, the PI's challenge of has been accepted. Not only has an even uglier building been built in the community, but the function of this building is even more admired than the last! Anyone would be thankful to have a school of pharmacy in their neighborhood, I'm sure - even at the expense of tasteful architecture.
And yes, I think we are thankful for the opportunity to have such an establishment in our town.
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D. Phillips
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