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What's your source? Most urbanists I read at least in the context of San Francisco definitely advocate building taller. Maybe not skyscrapers, but at least 4-6
by abalone 8y ago
What's your source? Most urbanists I read at least in the context of San Francisco definitely advocate building taller. Maybe not skyscrapers, but at least 4-6 stories. And the "formula" for that type of construction uses a concrete first floor.[1]
I'm not against the urbanist vision per se. I've just found that it's very "politicized" and they tend to not want to talk about CO2 impact of dense urban construction like it's some kind of attack. Like, I got downvoted a bit for my comment. Why can't we talk about this?
[1] http://archplanbaltimore.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-one-plus-five-is-shaping-american_27.html http://archplanbaltimore.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-one-plus-f...
- TheCoelacanth 8y agoOne floor of concrete plus five floors of wood is a common pattern, but it isn't necessary. You can easily build a six story building wood frame building. Also, a big focus of urbanists is the "missing middle"[1]. This is the idea that there is too much focus on single family houses and high-rises and too little focus on housing that is shorter, but still denser than single family houses. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_Middle_Housing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_Middle_Housing