Skyscrapers are saviors in our urban state of affairs. When you compare our population in our cities to the amount of land we have, the only way to provide better living conditions is by building higher. We have stretched our urban resources and globalization will only mean bursting the balloon.
Our cities have grown without any planning and now we are facing the consequences .You can’t close the eyes to the development. You will have to create the infrastructure. People living in a city will use the infrastructure in any way. So you would be better off establishing organized infrastructure. We should have a broader vision and provide solutions appropriate for the future of the city.
How can a member of the CNU post a blog with the title “Skyscrapers are saviors in our urban state of affairs”?
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Ela Dokonal Director, Urban Design and Planning;
Well, density is certainly our saviour. The skyscraper is just a populist shorthand for density, though I wouldn’t have used a glass box to illustrate her point. I believe the blog author is writing from India, where urban highrise residential development is already common. They’re often ugly, but they’re better than the same number of people spreading over India’s rich and precious agricultural land.
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Jarrett Walker Planning consultant specialising in public transit design and policy
Mr. Walker makes a good point. There is nothing inherently anti-new-urbanist about skyscrapers (or high rises). A place needn’t look like Seaside or Main Street, USA to be considered new urbanist. A properly designed, multi-use skyscraper can definitely be one element of a great people-friendly environment.
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Laura Buhl, AICP City Planner at City of Detroit Planning Commission
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