You could say that in Japan, they're wasting airspace (since the bldgs are shorter), while in NYC, we're wasting land
either 5 is the cap, but most landowners don't see the need to build to it...or the cap is even higher, and *none* of them see the need to build to it
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Japan has been loosening its zoning codes over the past few decades, so the regulatory constraints may have changed
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Especially for high-rises, but I think also for lower-rise buildings as well. Adjusting the density calculations, the slant plane rules, etc. There's an Andre Sorensen paper out there with a chart of all the changes over time that I can't find right now...
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Oh woah please post if you find it!
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