Neal Peirce comments on the prediction that the Sept. 11th attack signals the end of the skyscraper era and discusses how planning errors of the past can be avoided
"The Sept. 11 attack, argue urban critics James Howard Kunstler and Nikos Salingaros [in a PLANetizen Op-Ed], proved that the skyscraper was 'an experimental building topology that has failed...'It's a stunning prediction--that the structures which symbolized America's 20th-century exuberance and dynamic power, not just in New York but in our great cities coast to coast, are to be no more."He points out that not all tall buildings are an expression of owners' or architects' egos. The secret to successful skyscrapers is to place medium-sized buildings in a dense, varied, and street-friendly neighborhood.
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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