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Originally Posted by someone123
No. I am saying that the scale of development projects tends to follow the scale of investment, and that may be unrelated from what is best or more interesting for a city. China is an extreme case where you might find a square kilometre covered in identical, boring towers; these are efficient to build, but make for an impoverished environment. CityPlace is pretty far in that direction. The nicest projects are "boutique"-style developments with carefully thought-out designs that are novel but sympathetic to their surroundings.
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I agree ... that's why I'm liking what I see in the East Bay front / West donlands ... looks like things are being done right there, with great scale !