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Living at floor 185 as opposed to floor 0 does not improve the quality of life. Humans need space both inside and outside, and they need sun exposure and some
by DeathArrow 4y ago
Living at floor 185 as opposed to floor 0 does not improve the quality of life.
Humans need space both inside and outside, and they need sun exposure and some contact with nature to feel well.
Living only between concrete, steel and glass takes its toll on the well-being.
- pzone 4y agoLiving in the middle of a dense city does improve quality of life for many people via access to amenities and jobs with a very short commute. A hypothetical 50 story skyscraper can provide these benefits to 50 times as many people as a single story building could. You're right that light and sky visibility are finite resources that require more land. 100+ story buildings can feel oppressive to people. The question to ask then is why we allocate so little land to mid-rise development and force it all into Manhattan and small downtowns. That's the biggest reason we have such tall buildings there.
- DeathArrow 4y ago> Living in the middle of a dense city does improve quality of life for many people. Do you have citations? Arguably, skyscrapers don't mean a dense city but a mega dense city. So how is your life better if you live in a 20 million city VS a 2 million city?
- bryanlarsen 4y ago100 acres of parkland and one acre of skyscraper is a much better way to meet those needs than 101 acres of suburbs.