• Vingst [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    That’s a false dichotomy. High rises aren’t even materially efficient. All that weight requires more reinforcing material.

    The Vienna socialist housing projects are decent examples. Mostly mid-rises and their one high-rise isn’t a spartan, drab eyesore.

    It’s not a trade-off, it’s just shitty thoughtless design.

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      9 months ago

      Oh? I’m no civil engineer so I can’t argue against that lol. I always assumed high rise housing was primarily space and material efficient and that was the reason for their construction.

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        9 months ago

        Yes, and also I think there are even better looking mid-rise Khrushchevka housing projects.

        This “soulless highrise towers” meme is fraught toxic reactionary propaganda. I feel like I got little caught up and heated there.