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As Koolhaas points out in "Delirious New York", skyscrapers are a way of multiplying plot area. This does pose problems for a taxation scheme based on land use.
by theoh 11y ago
As Koolhaas points out in "Delirious New York", skyscrapers are a way of multiplying plot area. This does pose problems for a taxation scheme based on land use.
- cynicalkane 11y agoA design goal of land use taxation is to get people to build things like skyscrapers.
- theoh 11y agoGeorge didn't originally intend that, and he also intended for land tax to replace all other taxes. I'd be interest to hear a source on the desirability of "things like skyscrapers". (Koolhaas argues that not only was the elevator essential for the development of the skyscraper, but the telephone was necessary too, since it obviated the need to leave the office during the day. Is the original requirement for density still valid today?)
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoI understood the steel frame was the critical technology. Brick could only go 20 stories high; then the walls on the bottom were so thick it was essentially a brick pedestal with no usable interior space. Steel skeleton skyscrapers have the same issue, but with elevators. After 100 floors, the bottom floor becomes essentially an elevator plaza.