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Old Posted Aug 27, 2019, 7:32 PM
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Originally Posted by edale View Post
I've always found it weird that Atlanta goes from big skyscrapers to forest basically immediately. There's no tapering off the density, which makes their skylines feel kind of...artificial? Like there are few signs of historic cores that then sprouted skyscrapers when technology allowed. Just winding low density streets and BAM 800 foot skyscrapers.
Eh, I find it unique and special now, since it's one of the few cities that does this. However, it would have been nice if it tapered off the density a little bit, like Chicago's "city in a forest" model or Seattle ( being known as the Emerald City). Hopefully that happens in the future.
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