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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prominent Boise architects and a local materials expert say they're not impressed with many of the buildings in the city's downtown that were built after World War II and continue to be constructed today.
Thomas Zabala, retired co-founder of Boise's ZGA Architects and a longtime member of the city's Design Review Committee, says the city has a fair amount of "mediocre architecture."
The Idaho Statesman reports money is the main reason experts think Boise developers have had more emphasis on practicality than aesthetics in downtown construction in recent decades.
City Hall spokesman Mike Journee says the main library is one building that's worth the $70 million investment the city anticipates. Money for the library would come from taxpayer funds, public debt and private fundraising.
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