[Drybrain]

It's probably important to note that Kunstler is against all skyscraper development, because he's convinced that within a few decades our entire society will undergo an unprecedented energy crisis that will render useless any building that needs an elevator. (He also hates the Mirvish-Gehry project in Toronto and Calgary's National Music Centre, as well as London's Shard skyscraper and lots of o ther notable projects).

Still, "The Geography of Nowhere" and "The City in Mind" are both really good reads/screeds against badly planned North American suburbia. He's an extremist and a cranky guy, but he can be funny too.