Discuss urban developement, design, planning, urbanization, growth 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 and infrastructure. Comment and rate.
>>53664426
you've posted this shit again and again and seem to really like urban/futuristic landscapes and architectures. that persistence is pretty impressive man, and i love sci-fi stuff too.
i was raised and live in tokyo so its landscapes look a bit boring to me, but still i feel that night landscapes from shuto freeway are actually futuristic. its not a tourist spot but the most futuristic one. if you came here, you should manage to drive along the freeway.
>>53666597
wew post Tokyo
Morning, lads. How's the weather? Snowy?
>>53667800
yeah a lot of snow here in Poland
btw that Japanese village is fucking top tier comfy
>>53668582
Same. Winter started off a bit slow, but then it got a lot better after Christmas. Been perfect skiing conditions for weeks now.
>>53668890
never went skiing in my live kek
a suburb of tokyo close to where i live
>>53669793
looks nice, calm, clean and comfy, and these mountains are lovely
>>53670058
suburbs of tokyo have many green spaces. its not so urban as tokyo but comfy.
if i remember correctly this is a station in germany. one of my fav images
this one too.
>>53667800
Balmy, I guess. No sign of winter in sight.
>i will never live in Gdansk, convert to catholicism and have a beautiful polish wife ;_;
Why even live
>>53664426
>>53670879
taiwan, probably. too bad its too small but this one is very atmospheric, scifi and almost anime.
>>53670938
>>53670755
Gdańsk is pretty qt ngl
>>53671024
>>53670962
yeah looks like anime
japanese signal
>>53671085
rate
>>53671082
I know. Planning to take the ferry (cost as much as a movie ticket) in the summer. I was there in october last year with a friend.
>>53671153
is this Panama?
atlus/persona-ish shit.
>>53671246
yes all my pics were dear israeli
>>53671153
it's pretty good probably the best skyline in Latin America
underground shelter. probably german one. very videogamey and looks like stuff from akira.
>>53670755
*Danzig
Sad we lost that jewel
>>53671530
I find it far easier saying Gdansk then Danzig.
Gdynia-Gdansk, just roll on the tongue.
>>53671530
>centuries of hard work
>hundreds of artists create such a beautiful city from scratch
>lose it because of one faggot
>tfw this perfect harmony between old and new
>>53664426
I've been to SkyTree. Shit man, that thing is something else. It's ridiculous how well Tokyo works despite it's size.
>>53675900
>tfw never been to Tokyo
I have to go there some day
>>53678521
NYC density is glorious
>>53678656
I love the density, a lot of tourists are usually suprised by how dense it is. We're only getting denser, this city is always under construction somewhere.
>>53678818
this is how large cities should look like - maximum density(of course with some large green spaces like Central Park)
>>53679082
I agree, but we're one of the only cities to pull it off thanks to the amount of people and business here.
>>53678657
>>53678818
>>53679082
>>53679318
thanks for posting more based NYC pictures. The city somehow is comfy as fuck
>>53679416
It's really cozy, in the more crowded areas you can actually feel it getting a little warmer.
>>53679318
Chinese megacities would be able to pull it off aswell but instead of building a dense city centre they are going with some cbd parks ...
like pic related - Guangzhou
>>53679691
or Pudong, Shanghai
actually non central areas are more dense than this
>>53671153
It's nice to have a tax haven...
>>53679593
I'd love to visit the city as soon as possible, at least before Times Square becomes pedestrian
>>53679691
>>53679776
It's so sad that they always go with the third world-lots of space between buildings-urbanization style in China. They have some god tier futuristic skyscraper architecture but fuck it up with the low density of buildings.
Nanjing Road looks still pretty decent and cyberpunk though, especially with the two background skyscrapers
>>53679944
also the street looked much better and more like Blade Runner before they took off the billboards, but I can't find decent pictures of it.
>>53679944
You should it's really nice if not really busy. It isn't dangerous either unless you go into a really shady neighborhood.
Posting more Christmas.
>>53680681
>tfw no snow in central park this year
>>53680430
I would even love to live there, somewhere in the Upper West Side, if it wasn't so damn expensive. Some people might remember I'm that guy who really loves the somehow cozy 1990s New York and hopes that at least UWS and Midtown hasn't changed much socially since then
fucking Seinfeld
>grow up in town of 5K people
>see this thread
>mfw people actually live like this
this is some Metropolis level shit
>tfw looking through my extremely big 4chan folder looking for good /urban/ pictures
>find pic related
>tfw used it for five years as Twitter profile pic
it's weird to see it that big. Still beautiful after all this time tho
>>53680920
Besides the influx of hipsters it hasn't changed all that much. Crime has decreased a lot from the 90's though so some good change did happen. And yeah it's expensive as fuck, as someone who used to live around Midtown I was paying 3.5k a month for a studio apartment.
>>53681056
>3.5k a month for a studio apartment
holy fuck
Also it isn't that bad with the hipsters imo, I live in a town literally made out of students and the big majority is hipster to some degree. I seriously prefer this over socially challenged neighbourhoods as long as they don't become too much of a cliche.
also I really love your picture
>>53681150
Oh I don't hate hipsters either, they're everywhere now though. Even neighborhoods that used to be 100% black or hispanic are getting taken over. Hipsters drive up the value where ever they go.
>>53681339
I recommend Shake Shack to anyone that visits NYC, best burgers I've ever had. Be wary of the lines though.
Nyc, koreatown
NYC is my cityfu but I don't think I'll ever be brave enough to live there.
>>53681339
I actually though the hipster peak was around 2013-2014, since then the whole thing started to get weaker around here at least.
>>53681810
wrong picture
>you'll never live in glorious Shenzhen also China fucked up glorious Shenzhen with a very open CBD urbanization
my cityfu : ^ )
>>53681810
It's still going strong here. Modern apartments are going up like pic related or old factories are getting repurposed as housing; hipsters go crazy for that.
>>53681788
Why, friend?
>>53681946
>you'll never drive down this street to your appartment building full of neon lights after having spent your day chasing replicants
>>53681987
I'm a midwest fag and have no family in NY
>>53681946
Shenzhen is pretty dense(though not HK or NYC tier)
>>53682089
Me neither, I moved here from Tampa, Florida back in 1993.
>>53682170
Picture of the High Line from above. It's an old unused train line turned into a park.
>>53682170
Is it expensive as hell? I hear if you don't own a car and are willing to change your living habits up a bit its easy to adjust. Also, how is Hudson Yards coming along?
>>53681987
I get the hype for the factore repurposing, it can be really comfy. Reminds me of how they turned an old industrial complex in my hometown in Luxembourg into a hipster quartier full of museums and university faculties.
Sadly there aren't any decent pictures of the project, it's pretty big for this region tho
>>53682140
It's not as bad as Nanjing or Pudong but it could be much better, especially the southern area
>>53682406
Depends on your job. When I first got here I had literally zero job experience so I had the shittiest of jobs. However once you get on your feet any half decent job should pay more than enough to afford your own place. Prices are going up though so you'll probably have a harder time of making it now. Apartments below 1k a month are basically non existant, but if you live alone you should be able to afford it. Haven't checked on it in a while, but I think Hudson Yard is coming along fine; I can't wait for it to be finished though.
Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center 599m, currently the second tallest building in China
>>>/pol/61165504
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Modernism BTFO.
>>53682404
The High Line project is one of the best ideas NY had in the past years and really well done. Repurposing often leads to really creative and good looking stuff
>>53682714
The glass version of the leaning tower of Pisa kinda triggers me
>>53682843
reminds me of how I always forget to post based the Kaohsiung monstrosity called Tuntex Sky Tower
CTF(the tallest one) one of the best skyscrapers imo
>>53683123
looks very generic imo
more Shenzhen
>>53683069
It does look a little goofy, but I like it because it looks kind of like a volcano. Also yeah the High Line is really nice; it has fewer tourists than you would think too. It has a great view.
>>53683261
Imo it's more like iconic not generic, it's smooth, large and tall
WTC were "generic" too
>>53683369
It looked more generic in the other pic because the colors all blended into each other and everything looked the same shade of grey.
>>53683369
I don't know, the WTC really were a symbol of their time and of the city, even if they looked generic and objectively bad
The skyscraper you've shown though is just another one that looks like every single complex they're building and will be surpassed by a dozen other similar looking Chinese skyscrapers before the end of the deceny. Looks much better from this angle though.
>>53683499
reee it's a symbol of Chinese growth : ^ )
>>53683691
As autistic as it may be I always wish I could bring someone from the past and show them skyscrapers just to see their reaction.
>>53683851
>100m+ spire
cheats
>>53683482
>>53683691
>>53683987
awesome
>>53683851
I often have this kind of thought. It's even more interesting if you pick up a big genius of our past, like da Vinci, and first show him what Italy has become, just to compare it to the US, East Asia and London/Paris/Moscow later.
Also show them events like 9/11 and WWII.
>>53684059
show them nuclear bombs desu
Prposed scheme for Mancester. 200m tall, tallest outside London.
Looks pretty bad.
>>53684446
>4 identical skyscraper only heights are different
>>53684029
1776 never forget.
>>53684059
Glad I'm not alone.
I just want to see how the largest cities look like in 100 years.
>>53684319
anything with shock value of course, especially recent pictures showing how half of our world's population is still dying because the system is broke, yo
>>53684446
why is European skyscraper architecture so fucking awful most of the time? Only London and Paris manage to get it kinda decent, while every other high-rise building in the continent has the weird "square" pattern like your picture and looks white/grey-milky.
REEEE WHY DO TAIWANESE ALWAYS DEACTIVE PHOTO DOWNLOADS
>>53684725
>anything with shock value of course, especially recent pictures showing how half of our world's population is still dying because the system is broke, yo
you what
>REEEE WHY DO TAIWANESE ALWAYS DEACTIVE PHOTO DOWNLOADS
you can dl it regardless : ^ )
>>53684319
This, probably scare the shit out of them.
http://youtu.be/PvDvN5oYoZw
>>53684629
It's weird, but most people actually have many thoughts in common and just never talk about it because they really think it might make oneself look autistic if the person starts talking about it. It's like the floor is lava or like you imagining as a kid a man running next to the highway trying to compete with your car. Only since the internet became a mass media anonymous people started talking about it, and soon everyone saw that many things are really common in everyone's heads
>>53684867
>you can dl it regardless : ^ )
how
red-light district of Fukuoka, called Nakasu. It's really comfy
>>53684917
le I become death the destroyer of worlds
>>53671344
thanks pole friend
>>53684950
>how
flickr? view all sizes right click inspect element find the link there open in the new tab and dl it
or install web developer or any plugin which can disable css
>>53684446
look like 4 cheese grater
>>53685066
thanks lad
>tfw no comfy brownstone apartment
I can see mountains from all directions on my roof.
>>53685735
based Taiwan arrived as soon as I finally managed to download based Taipei pictures
>>53685598
Alright done with my dump.
>>53685814
Go senpai go, monitoring the bread.
Bosco Verticale, Milan
>>53685735
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but it looks as bad as mainland China lol
>>53685198
What's panama city like? The only thing we ever hear is money laundering.
>>53685920
That actually looks really nice.
>>53685920
I love buildings like this modern architecture + plants
>>53685964
These old buildings are like commie blocks in that they look like shit on the outside but inside they are generally very nice.
>>53686108
they look like ruin kek
how is life in Taiwan? besides eee hot weather I guess ?
how is income and living standards in general?
>>53685853
thanks m8, I loved the dump
>>53685964
tbf Taiwan looks like a Japanized version of China imo
>>53664426
Always a good thread.
Seattlefag here.
>>53686108
Why doesn't Taiwan export a pop culture like japan/Korea? Are there any good Taiwanese vidiya/movies?
I rather like this building in my city
>>53685920
>>53664426
a7s nightride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S131_OyHkIg
>>53686284
I was thinking about eventually moving to seattle
how do you feel about the city?
>>53686284
>Seattlefag here.
always the same people desu, I feel like we're the only good general now
>>53686357
post Santiago pls
>>53686260
Taiwan is inspired by Japan
South Korea looks more like China mainland, they have more of these typical standarized commieblocks
>>53686352
>>53686428
Here's a few
>>53686430
>Taiwan is inspired by Japan
yeah, I always liked it for some reason. Guess the Japs were right when they called the island their best colony.
South Korea looks plastic in every aspect of their culture somehow
also Kaohsiung is based
>>53667800
yeah cold af
>>53686361
>how do you feel about the city?
In what way? I've lived here since I was 11, so growing up and spending my teenage years here was pretty nice.
People aren't generally that out going, but you will find your group of friends in no time. Food is getting better and better here, especially price wise, as a port city we get a lot of Asian influence so it's fun going to all the little Chinese/Phillipeno/Vietnamese/Japanese restaurants.
Summer in Seattle is GOAT btw, I'm sure you've heard that before, rest of the year the weather is absolute crap though, so I hope you enjoy the rain.
We are 30 minutes from the mountains, and an hour from surfing, so if you like to do either of those things then you'll enjoy it.
Price wise it costs a LOT to live here, especially since Amazon is now occupying South Lake Union.
>>53686569
>>53686576
>South Korea looks plastic in every aspect of their culture somehow
i kill you
>>53671153
10/10. Not even exaggerating. Fucking surreal man.
>>53686221
Well I'm American so pay here, generally speaking, is low relative to what I'm used to. Income issues seem the same as everywhere else right now. Few fields with jobs available so young people are a bit hopeless. Then again my school is communications focused so I'm biased. I know one girl who works as a nurse (4 year degree) and she earns about as much as I would on minimum wage back home. Just about every girl I've talked to wants to become a flight attendant because its the best paying profession that they're aware of. It can be a bit grim imo.
I think the standard of living here is good though. The median quality of life here is about the same as where I came from, even if life day to day is fairly different.
Taipei actually gets pretty cold during the winter. Maybe as low as 55 fahrenheit at night.
>>53686569
>>53686652
thanks!
>>53686699
I dislike South Korea in probably every aspect except PSY and Kimchi tbqh, sorry m8
>>53686829
are you american teacher?
>>53686861
thats racist
>>53686317
They are trying to. China mainland is the biggest market. Taiwanese creative industries are still pretty small though.
There have been some critically acclaimed films to come out of festivals. Check Golden Horse.
Taiwan music can be okay but its not really my thing. Sodagreen is pretty popular...
>>53685983
its common, i jsut came from doing my money laundry, my bills are all tidy
>>53686946
Student working possibly illegally as a teacher. I'm not asking questions because they pay me okay.
>my university exams haven't finished
>people are already setting off fireworks
fuck this desu I want to finish my exams
>>53686946
I can't tell if you're being ironic or not
>>53686829
>Taipei actually gets pretty cold during the winter. Maybe as low as 55 fahrenheit at night.
>55 fahrenheit
>cold
>>53686317
>>53686994
i like taiwanese pop : ^ )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjrEFcC28Tg
>>53687158
I would die in that weather.
>>53687310
it's similar for Poland but record lows are below -30C
>>53687158
I live in one of those semi legal structures on the top of the real building. This shit is made out of concrete and has no insulation.
55 fahrenheit feels pretty cold at night senpai. I say that as someone who has gone through nights at -30 fahrenheit.
>>53687249
I like Cyndi but she's not that popular here anymore cause she's an old lady now.
>>53687552
who's popular now post some taiwanese music I love mandarin
>>53687655
https://youtu.be/_sQSXwdtxlY
This one is pretty popular.
https://youtu.be/qjb35ZsI19s
I heard this one yesterday and enjoyed it.
https://youtu.be/ttdgMxYN5F8
Another.
>>53687413
>Poland
Give vodka!
Buenos Aires
>>53688344
I've heard BA has become a dump in recent years, like Barcelona was back in 2011/2012 during the riots in the summers.
>>53688403
I have heard the outskirts of the city are basically all slums
my city
>>53686633
interesting, thanks. Hopefully I would have a computer engineering job so I should be able to afford it.
is the rain as miserable as they say, also hows public transportation/walking downtown
>>53688937
Made me think of where I grew up.
Just a typical Spanish coastal town, but oddly pleasant to live in. Not pretty at all, though, but at least somewhat dense and urban.
>>53691196
>public transportation/walking downtown
Getting better, the lightrail is in as well (basically above ground subway), buses run all over, I personally use both everyday.
>is the rain as miserable as they say
Shits like a monsoon season sometimes, but mostly its just crummy mist/cloudy days.
>>53691262
>light rail
>above ground subway
In your dreams. I'm fine with any attempts to put in rail in America but most light rail projects are fucking trash. Not sure how yours is though. Honestly the cost of infrastructure is just so completely insane. The feds need to step in and just hire Cedar Point to build roller coasters along major thurofares. It would be cheaper and more exciting to boot.
>>53691576
>In your dreams.
Was just using laymans terms, but yeah, obviously not as expansive as a real subway system but in theory the practice is similar.
>>53691674
Ok ok fair enough. I'm just really opposed to cheaply done light rail. We have one going in in Detroit and it's gonna be just terrible.
>>53691199
Where is this?
>>53691776
Seattle is dumping billions upon billions into it, including drilling tunnels for them
In the end it should be quite the big project, but we'll see
All that microsoft money is paying for it, lel
>>53673549
Where is this
>>53691199
you what
why are you in norway now
>>53692030
Tokyo
>>53691860
Fuengirola, down the southern Spanish coast. You could see the Moroccan mountains across the sea from there on a good day.
>>53692053
Because I am Norwegian, and the Spanish financial crisis happened.
>>53686576
i want a supertall in my city fucking hell
>>53692315
I want a supertall in Poland
Proposal for Peterborough city centre next to the cathedral.
The buildings are designed in a collegiate gothic style with courtyards and a distinction of private and public spaces.
I'm reading a book on Kowloon Walled City. It definitely looked like a dump, but it's strangely fascinating.
I like the idea of living underground, without a defined level of reference you are forced to use if you want to go from one block to another, and where residential, commercial, etc. place are mixed. Of course actually living in such a place would probably be less glamorous.
>>53686357
Thanks for the ride
>>53682714
What's your salary? I'm in college and I wanna move to NYC as soon as I'm ready to hit the workforce. Based on cost of living calculations, it seems like it would be impossible to live in NYC and save money if your salary is 60k or below, even if you live frugally
>>53696071
>>53696149
Metrópolis is the most perfect building in the world, prove me wrong.
>>53696210
>>53696265
>>53696352
built by French-spanish architects
>>53696071
>>53696149
>>53696210
>>53696265
>>53696352
>>53696455
Barcelona>Madrid : ^ )
>>53696851
ugly af
>>53696851
Korab bez tripkodu?
>>53696922
you what
>>53696851
yes
>>53696961
zdejmuje czesto
rate no h8
>>53697159
nice skyline, quite dense and large(229 buildings over 90m) it has some interesting towers like F&F Tower though in general quality could be better
imo could be top 20 skyline not sure though and it's better than almost everything from Europe
![96_big[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/zCbbrw0.jpg "96_big[1].jpg")
The most noticable thing about most African cities is all the construction going on. Such rapid development hopefully bodes well.
>>53696851
>>53696975
>>53697063
Barcelona is pretty nice, but it looks a bit shitty when not seen from street level or straight above (when the nice grid gets noticeable). I'd say both Madrid and BCN are cool in their respective ways.
>>53700352
yeah it doesn't look that good from this angle but I still appreciate it's density
islamic spain the best
>>53700443
I think it's just the roofs that look a bit bad, kinda like those of Paris.
>>53701002
Seville is especially nice in this regard. Here's a juxtaposition between a Neo-Moorish styled church and Seville's first and newest skyscraper.
>>53701362
>>53701750
Wow, that is beautiful.
Zajebiste krużganki.
>>53701904
Sewilla jest przepiękna desu.
>>53702121
Last pic for now, I'm going to sleep.
>>53701362
imo paris is better
>>53702199
Buenas noches, my man.
>>53702454
It is, but it was the closest comparison I could think of. Also,
>that tumor to the left
literally why
desu im going to sleep aswell
>>53702728
Guess I'll do the same, as we're hitting image limit with this very post.
Good night to you, polskibro, and to everyone else who contributed too.
