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Originally Posted by uaarkson
London has its own development nightmares regarding preservation of sight-lines and rampant nimbyism. It'd be interesting to see an in-depth analysis of how this effects the form of tall buildings.
London claims to be the financial capital of the world, but you wouldn't know it comparing skylines with other world cities.
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So, they don't have FAR, they have certain sites for possible skyscraper developments which then have to meet various restrictions on height, sight lines, and design quality? Does this lack of FAR restriction allow for a more interesting building design overall compared to a FAR system? There seems to be few areas where one can build tall tall buildings in London due to the airport and the sight line issue. The irreuglar plots and sightline issue do force archs. to be creative, thus we get the Shard and the Pinnacle.
I suppose in China it is just done on a case by case basis and there is no specific system to restrict bulk that covers the entire city.
Oh, and building height doesn't mean much when it comes to economic wealth-- i.e, switzerland
IMO, the design quality of NY would be improved if large proposals were reviewed on a case by case basis and there were no blanket zoning restrictions that allow developers to just put up tall boxes that maximize space with minimal expenditure. Desnity/Bulk could be granted to certain sites based on design quality and location, however this would lead to a slow down in building and fewer towers built due to NIMBY influence on city politicans.