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Originally Posted by fenwick16
I agree that wide towers should be discouraged. In my opinion, tall and slender is just more visually appealing.
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So is that what skyscraper enthusiasm comes down to... an aesthetic?
Potentially the same footprint, same number of units, but we must fight for a tall slender building because it's prettier? I'm all for development and improved new buildings, but there has to be more to it than appearance, otherwise it all seems like an empty argument.
Hypothetically, if short and squat is more efficient and fits the needs of the future residents and the neighborhood better, then fighting for a tall building *just because* seems ludicrous to me.
I know the depth of this forum is much greater than this, but it disappoints me a little to read that it must be taller because it looks nicer. IMHO, if there are no benefits of increasing density or instituting better land use, then increased height seems like a waste to me.