Two main objections to the "designer modern" style of condos/apartments that's become common lately, one is economic, the other aesthetic
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The economic complaint is my primary one, though, and it's that they're part of a paradigm where you build housing an entire block at a time
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Lots of small buildings > a few large ones Several small new projects every year > a large project every few years
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This is extra important if you're the sort who cares about inequality & concentration of wealth--1 owner for every 50 units, or for every 5?
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Japan is no stranger to multifamily housing (and what they have, frankly, isn't very aesthetically appealing either)...
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...but in my experience they have a better grasp of the economic problem--most apartment/condo buildings are relatively small
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Not to mention the fact that most people there live in single-family detached--which we could do too with narrower streets, yards, etc
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We build single-family detached housing here much too large, and upon finding out that it's beyond many people's price range...
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...we skip straight to multifamily without ever building smaller or closer together single family housing. It's lazy & ignores possibilities
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