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It was a stupid joke, and people who have never been here have been repeating the nonsense like it is fact. If posters don't correct posters like you other people will see it and think it is true based on how often they see it.
Houston has wonderful architecture, they are just not concentrated. And like everywhere else, it has ugly buildings too
Houston Architecture - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nakrnsm/sets/72157621225577927/detail/?page=9 - broken link)
If you find suburban sprawl ugly, then you might consider Atlanta unappealing, but the only people I know who think this way are those urban elitists.
I guess I'm an urban elitist then. I think basically anyone who takes interest in architecture or urban planning will tell you that Atlanta is basically what not to do. This isn't intended to be a slam on the city, because I know there is a great deal of effort to fill-in the gaps...and it's not even to say it's a bad city because I do like Atlanta, and I've had some great times there. However, I think even the most fervent Atlanta supporters would agree that it has a lot of work to do in a sense of urban planning. It's making progress, but the early-mid 90s took quite a toll.
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I'm sure most people who have been there would call Atlanta an attractive city.
Highway enthusiasts would certainly agree with you.
I guess I'm an urban elitist then. I think basically anyone who takes interest in architecture or urban planning will tell you that Atlanta is basically what not to do. This isn't intended to be a slam on the city, because I know there is a great deal of effort to fill-in the gaps...and it's not even to say it's a bad city because I do like Atlanta, and I've had some great times there. However, I think even the most fervent Atlanta supporters would agree that it has a lot of work to do in a sense of urban planning. It's making progress, but the early-mid 90s took quite a toll.
Highway enthusiasts would certainly agree with you.
You are being a little bit of an elitist now. Saying that Atlanta needs to densify is one thing, but that's not the same thing as saying that it's an unattractive city. Density is not synonymous with beauty, and you suggesting that most people think so isn't helping the credibility of your argument..
You are being a little bit of an elitist now. Saying that Atlanta needs to densify is one thing, but that's not the same thing as saying that it's an unattractive city. Density is not synonymous with beauty, and you suggesting that most people think so isn't helping the credibility of your argument..
"Highway enthusiasts"? Yeah, right.
I think high density in certain areas are an appalling scar on the Earth's surface.
The Bay Area is prime example. That area looks to have been gorgeous before it was all covered in concrete
I think some of us just have more open minded opinions of what we consider attractive when it comes to cities. Because according to tmac, if I find New York attractive, there's no way I could find Atlanta the same.
Blah, Blah Blah, look how Liberal I am, blah, blah, blah.
So being pro-education is a bad thing now? News to me. Last time I checked it wasn't a good thing to be a backwards redneck moron.
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Who is the planning discipline and why is their opinion so important? Most Americans live in suburban sprawl, and majority rules
Majority rules and the market rules. Majority also ruled in Detroit. Majority also ruled in Camden, NJ. Majority ruled in a lot of places that just couldn't sustain themselves and urban sprawl, while currently functional, will not sustain for long.
ESPECIALLY with the low quality of mass-produced housing these days... The southern suburbs will fall apart even before the rest of Detroit's stock, guaranteed.
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