What? You haven't met many Australians? Which means you probably never visited the country. No wonder your opinion is so out of whack with reality. I never understood people having such strong opinions about things with which they have such little experience. Life is an embodied state, you can't judge nationalities and cities just from Google maps. We built 3 new structures on our property in Australia, yet the streetview and satellite images still show it as it existed 10 years ago (just trees and wallabies). Urban Australians hang out at the beach, not so much in their downtowns. Melbourne's entertainment district is a joke and puny. You can cruise from the first nightclub to the very end of the street in a couple minutes.
Heck, Australians generally dont even think like most Canadians, but you won't pick up on that till you spend time with them. Anyway, that's a whole other sensitive topic and I won't go there.
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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
^ I think they make Sydney look huge so I guess our senses of perception are just different.
In terms of the "jaw dropping" my reply wasn't meant to be witty. I just don't consider it believable that they'd be impressed, but I haven't met many Australians so who knows.
That section is great. i love how the highrises rise directly from the sidewalk, that they're pretty slender rather than spanning multiple lots, and how they're nestled closely between the other buildings.
But yeah, for me it's more about the pedestrian experience than the individual buildings. For instance, i also appreciate areas like this part of Sao Paulo which doesn't have particularly attractive architecture. I just love the idea/feeling of being completely immersed in intense, complex, imposing urbanity. Now don't get me wrong; I love sunshine and I wouldn't want the entire, or even the majority, of a city to be tall and imposing. I just view the CBD as an exception. |