Visually, Taipei has elements of Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, and Singapore, but on the whole, its urban vernacular is pretty unique and should be discernible for those who geek out on urbanism. For my money, it clearly has the best "fine-grained" urban form. It's like Paris meets Lower East Side meets South Philly.
Pretty much. It has elements that remind me of the big megacities, but when you're there it feels like its own thing.
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