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> Perhaps because a tall residential building in a tourist spot is an eyesore. If you build it like an eyesore, it will be an eyesore, yes. Here is a multi-sto
by krasin 3y ago
> Perhaps because a tall residential building in a tourist spot is an eyesore.
If you build it like an eyesore, it will be an eyesore, yes. Here is a multi-story building that I lived as a student in and it housed another 10k: https://www.ruseducation.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/LOMONOSOV-STATE-UNIVERSITY-570x500.webp https://www.ruseducation.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/LOMON...
But I agree that building glass+concrete rectangles is a not a great idea for tourist spots (or anywhere, really).
- Tade0 3y agoYour example has one thing that those condos don't have: glorious socialist realism waste of space - and I mean it in a good way. When they were young, my grandparents moved into a whole district built from scratch for the purpose of housing workers from a nearby steelmill. Communism notwithstanding, the district is amazingly well planned and - what's dearly missing in modern, hyper-optimized construction - sufficiently spread apart.
- krasin 3y ago> Your example has one thing that those condos don't have: glorious socialist realism waste of space - and I mean it in a good way. Exactly! If you rise up enough, it becomes possible to have green zones around these big buildings and make living actually enjoyable. On the other end of the spectrum is Hong Kong and most of Manhattan - I don't look forward to living there, even if some condos are really nice inside.
- stinkyball 3y agoOne of the sisters is a great example for sure, and they were in my mind as I read your previous comment but I cant think of any others that come even close. Would love to see other examples.