Many people cite deficiencies in aesthetics, livability, and affordability as reasons to dislike and discourage high-rise towers, but do those criticisms make sense given our current housing situation?
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References:
"Returns to Scale in Residential Construction: The Marginal Impact of Building Height" (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...)
"Confining Rental Homes to Busy Roads Is a Devil’s Bargain" from The Tyee (thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/10/2...)
"Point versus Wall" from Viewpoint Vancouver (viewpointvancouver.ca/2010/06...)
"Urban Design Guidelines for High-rise Buildings" from the City of Ottawa (documents.ottawa.ca/sites/doc...)
"Why skyscrapers are so short" by Brian Potter (www.worksinprogress.co/issue/...)
Anti-tower perspectives:
"Why high-density living isn't the answer to urban sprawl" from the Ottawa Citizen (ottawacitizen.com/opinion/col...)
"7 Reasons Why High-Rises Kill Livability" from Smart Cities Dive (www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/su...)
"Six myths about high-rise apartments" from Weston Web (www.westonweb.ca/six-myths-ab...)
"The End of Tall Buildings" (applied.math.utsa.edu/~yxk833...)
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6 авг 2024