I agree with you, Brian. But I think that you'll find that that building is
not expensively built. It will have many prefabricated components and be built
to a template, making it pretty cheap.
Remember also that an office building like that is not built to last. Its
planned life will probably be no more than 25 years.
Chris
On 29 Dec 2011, at 14:02, Brian Swale wrote:
>
> I'm amazed at the opulence of the Credit Union building. (Maybe I shouldn't
> be - most banks splash their funds around on buildings like its going out of
> fashion - but it makes me think about where their priorities lie). My own Co-
> operative Bank to which I have belonged for more than 50 years has very
> modest buildings (all leased as far as I know) and gives better service than
> most other banks in NZ. All the big ones in NZ are Australian-owned now.
> This is one area where I think patriotism should apply !! (No hard feeling to
> the Aust members of this wonderful list - yes I share Chris Trask's and AG's
> opinions on this)
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