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Good point, I wonder if light shafts ameliorate that sufficiently, or altered internal topologies, like cutouts
by iostream23 5y ago
Good point, I wonder if light shafts ameliorate that sufficiently, or altered internal topologies, like cutouts
- analog31 5y agoMaybe an array of towers, buttressed together by walkways.
- gpm 5y agoEnough walkways would also alleviate the elevator problem, by reducing the need for vertical travel.
- mattlondon 5y agoThey tried that in the UK in the post-war era of building residential low-rises. Universally hated. People didn't want to only go where the walkways let them go. Turns out we're lazy (https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/02/walkways-in-the-sky-the-return-of-londons-forgotten-pedways https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/02/walkways-in-t...). They are making a slight comeback but as more of a leisure thing I think - somewhere nice/novel to go for a stroll on a sunny day, rather than when doing your morning power-walk from the tube/bus station to your office etc (e.g. New York high line type thing)
- rendall 5y agoYou should look at the works of Paolo Soleri, an architect who designed buildings to accommodate the living needs of up to hundreds of thousands of people. Despite their size, they have light and air throughout. Pretty remarkable. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Paolo+Soleri+arcology&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Paolo+Soleri+arcology&iar=images&i...
- aiisjustanif 5y agoNo, I want windows that I can open.