Discuss urban developement, planning, urbanization, growth of metropolies and future of cities, urban life style etc.
All discussions about architecture, it's impact on daily life, trends(both historical and contemporary) and anything related to architecture in general, are welcomed here aswell.
Post pics of cities, urban areas, buildings, physical structures. Comment and rate.
>>53180257
>>53180352
>>53180411
>>53180548
>>53180602
City name? Looks a bit like Amsterdam
>>53180602
hey i remember that ad
>>53180767
It's Belgium, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels not really sure which is which though. : o
>>53180257
Sexy. Ghent?
Don't we already have an active thread going?
Also what edition is this? I say we make this a /NewEngland/ edition.
St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
>>53181999
ee but it's not /urban/
>>53181999
Neat. THey are a little bit Belgian.
>>53182226
probably influenced by the dutch architecture
>>53181999
I just love terraced/row-homes, wish they were more popular in this country.
Pic related is in D.C.
>>53182640
Pretty gud
The Tour Vauban
18m-high polygonal defensive tower built to a plan by Vauban on the Sillon at Camaret-sur-Mer, as part of the fortifications of the goulet de Brest.
Drafted in 1683, the tower was designed in 1689 by Vauban and construction was supervised by the military engineer Jean-Pierre Traverse from 1693 to completion in 1696
>>53181512
>Brussels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d65LFY3BDc
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall
Looks modern in design but was actually done in the 1850s by Brunel. Not very Cornwall-y
Ireland is sort of a cross between England and Yurop
had to remove half of my german folder becuase it was somehow corrupted and every time I opened it the pc freezed...
>>53185092
Half of your Polish folder is originally german anyway :^)
Pleordut, Brittany, and Bakewell, England, are doppelgangers. Pic related.
>>53185202
#rekt
#1939alloveragain
>>53181512
>>53180257
>>53180352
>>53181512
Ghent
>>53180411
Brussels
>>53180602
Antwerp
Average Cornish house.
>>53185202
no desu we founded and built these cities
>>53186749
I don't understand the hated for La Defense. It's quite a neat little hub.
>>53187837
hatred? I don't really see any hatred for la defense
>>53187837
Most people don't have a problem actually, it's the Tour Montparnasse that pisses them off
>>53188240
It shouldn't be so spread out.
>>53182359
where is this? google pic search not working
Truro cathedral.
Truro is the southern-most city in the UK.
>>53187991
Would be so much more beautiful if they had regulations how ugly your roof can be.
Boppard, Germany.
>>53188464
It doesn't really matter since you don't see the roofs from the street
Tokyo at night.
>>53183878
disgusting..
>>53188464
>>53188240
remember Katyn plumber race
The Queen Elizabeth conference centre.
Some idiot built this right in the centre of Westminster. Sticks out badly.
>>53188399
I think it's Rothenburg
>>53188758
top kek
>>53189192
Noice I'm saving this one
>>53188823
It replaced Westminster hospital, pic related.
autism town
>>53189426
>makes an impressive view from the palace
>can't even see it because of the trees
why
hate my internet connection
I have 2 providers right now because I'm switching and still have a contract with the old one but both connections fucking suck
the first one is crappy unstable and has fucking 0.5mbps on regular and the second one has 0.1mbps upload...
Still lurking and saving your pics
thats nice
it looks like you love Paris
>>53192578
thats nice
>>53192659
No, that's Nice
>>53192812
nice
>>53192726
Yokohama has a lot of nice surviving western-style architecture, being one of the major hubs for foreigners in Japan back in the 19th century and onwards. The glass building you see to the left of it is also in fact a very old building, but with a modern extension on top. The base is still similarly styled as the museum pictured.
>>53193046
tfw no living japan
>>53193249
It is one of the harsher feels known to man
>>53193594
but I guess Japan is really overrated too
>>53193682
I guess it just boils down to what expectations you go into it with.
>>53193879
a lot of japs and non japs who came to japan complain about it
I wonder is it that bad
A Brit once told me he wished they had straight, squared roads like America instead of yarnball asphalt.
I'd rather have roads with more character like Brits have got.
What about you, /int/?
>>53194547
having lived my entire life in a city old as fuck and that grew organically and not planned i can tell you roads don't matter at all, organizing and planinng is where is at
>>53194547
Got any examples of such roads?
>>53194547
>I'd rather have roads with more character like Brits have got.
You'd rather live and commute comfortably...
>>53194547
wanna see roads with character ?
>>53194779
No, but the way he described them sounded nice. I also wish we had good public transportation.
>>53194806
This is true. It is nice to be able to remember your cardinal direction as well as the number/type of turns you've made when you're navigating a new place.
>>53194685
Hovercars will save you.
>>53195243
hahaha, NOPE. Definitely looks driveable but definitely nope. Looks like a one-way, too.
From an apart hotel in new york
1/??
>>53195425
I'd take it with bike only for sure
There are a lot with safeguards tho
>>53195243
does it ever get icey?
>>53195585
The department it's located in is pretty mountainous so it's possible but I can't be sure. They'd probably close it if it was too much, those roads are still used nowadays but come with a lot of warnings and they'll block it if need be
They usually have barriers tho
>>53195243
scary
>>53195648
turns out my phone never finished sincronizing and i only have this two pictures, fuck
>>53195782
Well at least thanks to the cliffs, no rain
Not really architecture but while we're at it, post interesting roads ?
>>53196155
Roads go under urban, so I'm sure it's alright.
Here's Trollstigen in Norway, known for its funny shape.
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>>53196556
Nightmare for drivers
>>53196680
or new one?
>>53196718
Here a close up of the little church at the top
>>53196718
looks fun as fuck to drive
>>53196155
all infrastructure is allowed too
>>53196759
New one tb.h
>>53196888
Nice trips
I think it must be pretty cool with a motorcycle
>>53196917
Alright I'll know it in the future, even though I admit I post them more for the beautiful scenery than for the road itself
>>53197095
i was thinking dropping from the top in a bicycle and enjoying the ride
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>>53196759
While I think the old ones were ugly, I also think they were much more iconic parts of the NYC skyline, not to mention marvels of their time. Something about the new one just feels kind of half-assed, as it's not really as original or groundbreaking as its predecessor(s). Nice tower though, but boring I guess? I would have liked the project much better if it came with a twin, to honor the old towers more.
>>53197132
Good idea tb.h, the opposite must be pretty hard tho
Well here, better with a motorcycle
>>53197275
>as it's not really as original or groundbreaking as its predecessor(s).
how the fuck a rectangle is original ?
>>53197412
They were pretty intricate in facade and engineering. Shape is one thing, but square towers were the norm in those days, just like funny shapes are the norm nowadays. It was more original in the sense of its incredible height and dimensions for its time, not to mention it wasn't one tower, but two of incredible height and dimensions. Shit like that probably shook the world to unimaginable ends. As for the new one, a glass tower has been seen before, a glass tower in that shape has been seen before, a glass tower of that height (and taller) has been seen before. Just that, really. They made it in the same height too to honour the original, but I wish they hadn't. Just feels like they were holding back, especially by not even building a second one. The future cluster around it is all fine and dandy, but it just doesn't feel like much. That's just me, though.
![23844467069_a5ef88f528_h[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eNdz7Jk.jpg "23844467069_a5ef88f528_h[1].jpg")
>tfw not living in Shanghai
I posted it in a previous thread but this is going to be built in my former city, what do you think
>>53198101
but how such miracle of engineering got rekt by a plane then
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>>53198319
it feels like 27 different neighbours can see you from other balconies
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>>53198387
And it'll be located here
>>53198384
kek
>>53198319
it triggers my autism but pretty interesting project too
it looks like just fuck my shit up though
>>53198488
>it looks like just fuck my shit up though
It's pretty much Brendan Fraser: the building yeah
>>53198319
I don't even
>>53198384
kek, but in all seriousness, I don't think anyone expected a huge-ass plane to crash into it at any time. Maybe they planned for a smaller one, such as the one that landed in the Empire State, but not a big-ass Boeing.
>>53198716
I still don't get how the entire building could collapse though. It's an inside job I swear, they detonated it.
>>53185369
>tfw all these building are now destroyed.
Subway station in Paris
>>53199735
>steampunk
>>53199880
Nothing wrong with that bruh
>>53199735
>>53200495
these are really nice
Here's another popular road in Norway.
The Atlantic Ocean Road, which is an incredibly long one spanning over dozens of little islands.
>>53201228
that's a lot of commieblocks
what city though?
>>53201320
Oh yes I was thinking about that one but couldn't remember the name
>>53201362
Dolný Kubín
>>53201320
It's a popular tourist attraction for many reasons, for example this one bridge which when seen from certain angles, it looks like it's gonna leap you off.
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>>53201422
It makes for a pretty scenic drive
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>>53201422
We've come a long way
>>53201512
But also a harsh one
>>53201647
>>53201320
>tfw not living on a comfy island
>>53201422
would drive there/10
>>53201792
Sexy
>>53201840
It's pretty fucking massive
>>53201434
This is actually pretty comfy, and the commies add an odd kind of charm.
>>53201348
This one is neat, but I always question whether or not it's really that good an idea building on top of land like this.
>>53201545
Cute. How old?
>>53201792
Wish we had bridges like these. Closest I can think of is pic related, lmao.
>>53202178
>but I always question whether or not it's really that good an idea building on top of land like this
This one kinda had to be done, before that the cars (and it's a crowded road) had to pass through the near city of Millau and it caused endless problems, accident, noise, pollution etc in the city
So now fuck it, the road goes straight through the clouds
>How old?
1882 according to wiki (and pic related)
>Wish we had bridges like these
Well what the Scandiniavian countries lack in pretty cathedral/bridges and all they make up with nature
>>53202568
Inside
>>53202447
I suppose, yeah.
We do have some nifty modern ones, though.
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>>53202859
>We do have some nifty modern ones, though.
True, pretty rad f.am
New thread:
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