This was in fact the premise of Mr. X[1] (who certainly bears an uncanny resemblance to Corbu), so I think it'd be fair to say people have experienced large-sca

This was in fact the premise of Mr. X[1] (who certainly bears an uncanny resemblance to Corbu), so I think it'd be fair to say people have experienced large-scale urban modernism as 'nightmarish' for decades. Certainly Brasilia[2] comes to mind. I personally like modernist architecture, and find it comfortable, but grand plans to restructure cities have never been easy to make equally livable. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_X_(Vortex)#Series_background https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_X_(Vortex)#Series_backg... 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras%C3%ADlia#Costa_plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras%C3%ADlia#Costa_plan