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Originally Posted by Acajack
In my observation, only Latin America and East Asia can consistently pull off "tall" with "busy".
Elsewhere in the world there is always the trade-off between Short and Busy vs Tall and Dead. With a few exceptions like Manhattan.
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I don't think so. At least here in Paris where land value is generally high (cause it's densely populated), if it wasn't for nimbyism, we could easily accomodate skyscrapers in neighborhoods that would draw lots of people and businesses, with plenty of hustle and bustle.
The actual problem is if we built skyscrapers with penthouses 1000 feet above the ground, they would be $5k per square foot deals, or even more.
In other words, only the ultra wealthy global establishment would buy it to speculate, without actually living there, just like they do in Manhattan.
Now some people, mostly of the left wing but not only wouldn't like the local market to be managed this way.
Otherwise, if a plot of land and your local market are worth it, building skyscrapers perfectly makes sense.
I mean, it only depends on needs.
In the US, they've got plenty of room. Population density is very low in North America as a whole. Some demographers even call it an empty continent.
That is not the case of Europe. So, as odd as it may sound, building tall buildings is actually more needed over here than in NA.