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Originally Posted by llamaorama
How many of these towers are just vertical cul de sacs, realistically speaking?
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I think it's been a problem with modern urban planning and arrogant architects who'd like their achievements to crush anything around.
That's why they've been perceived as anti-urban in many cases.
In fact, a tower is only a random object today. Look around, everybody build plenty of them these days. They're not even any symbol of dynamism, wealth or power any longer. Nothing so wannabe special.
I think they could be convenient just as some means to pile up more floors, so urban planners can both keep enhancing density and find some room for more greenery at ground level.
But it's taking subtle skills. The thing is people like urban streets and gardens at the same time, in a same environment. That's what contemporary planners have been working on.