And 0 in Europe.
As a European. Ouch. It's not like there's no economic activity in Europe so I wonder why that is? We don't like verticality?
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#23And 0 in Europe.
Why might that be?
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#24And 0 in Europe.
As a European. Ouch . It's not like there's no economic activity in Europe so I wonder why that is? We don't like verticality?
Yes. We don't like verticality. That is actually true in much of Europe.
One reason for this comes from geography: Europe is further away from the equator than most other prosperous areas, e.g. US or China. This means that the sun shines diagonally and is particularly low in the winter. And if you build high towers, the neighbours will be deprived of direct sunlight.
Due to daylight norms, high buildings don't actually achieve any higher density.
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#25Tokyo "Sky Mile Tower" is missing on the "proposed" list
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#27Do we know what lead to skyscrapers being built? Intuitively I'd think economic prosperity and density. However, Europe has a pretty good economy, is more densely populated than many other regions, yet hardly any skyscrapers to speak of. Do they maybe get built when you need lots of space in the same location quickly? Like when you have a extreme high growth company. Given most skyscrapers are used by several complet…
I think it's a cultural thing. A lot of people in europe think skyscrapers destroy the skylines of cities. They really dislike any changes though. For example, in Stockholm, there was a fire recently in a rather ugly building (where they educate architects!!). Rather than tearing it down and building something better looking than that sh*thole eye sore of a building they are just repairing it.
This is the building I'm talking about: https://www.google.se/maps/@59.3433863,18.0697072,3a,75y,309...
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a European. Ouch . It's not like there's no economic activity in Europe so I wonder why that is? We don't like verticality?
Yes. We don't like verticality. That is actually true in much of Europe. One reason for this comes from geography: Europe is further away from the equator than most other prosperous areas, e.g. US or China. This means that the sun shines diagonally and is particularly low in the winter. And if you build high towers, the neighbours will be deprived of direct sunlight. Due to daylight norms, high buildings don't actual…
When you look at Frankfurt they mostly achieve a lot of empty sterile space around them.
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#29And 0 in Europe.
Really? This one is 1,082 feet tall. I mean long. :)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15847093
It would be fascinating to see some sort of multidimensional analysis of the different construction types in order to get a feel for the significance of skyscrapers vs. more distributed structures, etc.
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#30Do we know what lead to skyscrapers being built? Intuitively I'd think economic prosperity and density. However, Europe has a pretty good economy, is more densely populated than many other regions, yet hardly any skyscrapers to speak of. Do they maybe get built when you need lots of space in the same location quickly? Like when you have a extreme high growth company. Given most skyscrapers are used by several complet…
1. Face/prestige, having a modern skyline conveys internally as externally that china is modern and prosperous.
2. Jobs, these skyscrapers employ lots of people, especially migrant workers, preventing them from becoming idle and dangerous.
3. On paper, land is very expensive in these cities, so making the most of it by building up can make sense.
Demand for A grade office space isn’t that strong, so it can be hard to fill these buildings up without some discounts. Likewise, if you want to stay on the 99th floor at some of the hotels that top these buildings, they are quite affordable. I stayed at the IFC in Guangzhou in 2016, it was around $250/night, and the view was absolutely astounding from such a high floor!