Atlanta Project Thread IV

[Tuckerman]

The design of buildings in most cities around the world is a hash of tradition, cost, culture and politics. When there is a “tradition” of design and support of architects, then you get a city with lots of “notable” buildings (Chicago is a good example of this). When cost dominates then you get a sea of uneventful, largely identical buildings (NYC, particularly the upper eastside). When culture dominates you often get a sea of similar, but aesthetically pleasing structures (middle Paris or Brussels, perhaps Boston in the US). When politics dominate you often find a sea of large Roman and classic Greek inspired structures (D.C. and Vienna). IMO Atlanta is a mishmash of these characteristics, but without dominance of any one of them. The intersection of 14th. and West Peachtree is a good example of a real hash.