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jacobites
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howardist scum
nimby scum
Guess I'll find some more pics of nyc to dump.
LONDON
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bogota
colombian cities are a mess
tokyo
>>59995338
They built that complex close in some slum area in order to start a process of gentrification, I doubt it will work well, though
That's some good 10 km away from downtown
ah yes, redeveloping this land would ruin the 'character' of this dump
>>59995504
>he doesn't like big stretches of nothingness
Get a load of this guy.
>>59995475
sexy prewar buildings
ah yes i really love living by an urban highway
the noise, the fumes, and the lovely spot underneath to get mugged and raped
>>59995568
I love that plenty of streets are nothing but these types of buildings. I like skyscrapers too though.
>>59995636
love the really big boxes along central park west
>>59995674
I do too, they're actually pretty varied too despite looking really similar from the air.
>>59995362
butiful
I bet manhattan's density has been higher before
>>59995896
Everything north of central park was all rural for a good part of its brief history.
>>59995969
EURO
BLOCS
Canadian's in nyc.jpg
Fort Tryon and a comfy video https://youtu.be/7OYEtLLE_cY
Bump.
>>59994286
what the fuck
he's somewhat right tho, the aesthetics of the built environment do effect the mood and life quality of the local population
>>60003959
meant as a reply to >>60003267
>>60003997
fun fact, the building on the left was built on a filled up lake
>>60003267
It's true
so does neo-futurism cause depression aswell?
>>60004083
Full skyline several years ago
>>60004177
what happened
>>60004166
Less, but it's not a healing as proper classical architecture
>>59995896
My God that place must have been totally disgusting in the 19th century.
>>60004327
>healing
guys i dont really think classical architecture is "healing" lol
>>60004166
It's so unbelievably tall. Imagine a city as congested as New York where all the buildings are that tall.
huge cities are nothing but dens of sin and cultural decay
>>59995896
yes it used to be more dense but it's because Manhattan is not really "residental" anymore
actually a lot of places used to have a higher population density
even Paris, which is still extremely dense today, used to be even more densely populated
>>60004317
A lack of money and too much modernism
>>60004630
villages are nothing other than depression and no cultural activities
>>60005076
looks qt
>>60005076
looks like a fake shopping city
>>60005194
Close, its actually a Japanese theme park for those too poor to come here.
The leftmost building is supposed to be this one kek
>>60005375
nice, we only have this Heroes Square knock-off in China to our name
>>60005539
here's the real deal for comparison
>>60005375
>that was a park
lmfao I didn't notice
![jose-goleman-barn-dance-thecraftyminxcomau[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/riw0uF4.jpg "jose-goleman-barn-dance-thecraftyminxcomau[1].jpg")
>>60004690
>no cultural activities
just where exactly do you think culture comes from?
>>60005818
>folk """culture"""
into the trash
>>60005854
you're right, it would be so much better if they were all drunk, half-naked, and crammed into a dark warehouse listening to generic house music and grinding on each other like people do in every big city
>>60005539
>>60005604
topkek why are chinks so bad at copying architecture
>>60006186
>you're right, it would be so much better if they were all drunk
all the people on "folk" weddings are drunk
>>60006186
>half-naked
???
>and crammed into a dark warehouse listening to generic house music
>implying folk "music" is any better
>grinding on each other like people do in every big city
ok
do you even live in a big city?
>>59995338
They are, mostly due to hilly terrain and muddy soil.
>>60005359
I can see these towers from my house
>>60007474
The Burgerzaal of this building is perhaps the most beautiful room in our entire country
>>60007667
I envy Westerners for their great historical skylines
>>59995211
Here's my contribution
>>60007864
This is the burgerzaal. It has nothing to do with hamburgers or Americans of course. Just with the continents etc.
opinions on Dubai?
>>60008213
French qt villages are the best
>>60008297
it has the exact proportions of a roman basilica. It has Atlas in it. There are maps of the world on the floor. 2d globes to be exactly. You can see justitia on the first picture with behaviours around it. I have chosen the following picture, because I like the curves in the building. Around these curves you can the four elements
>>60008352
I love how different they are from one region to another
dat medieval feeling
>>60007474
An in 1648 built masterpiece
I guess that's not really a village but still qt
>>60008673
Well technically there's a village
>>60008718
>Motn
Oops
>>60008718
France is such a great country
>ebin landscapes, Alps
>great weather
>absolute world top tier architecture
>a lot of qt small villages
>>60008801
I fucking envy your cathedrals
We have nothing like this here in Poland, our gothic churches look like some cheap attempts
>>60008718
How many French people live there. I can imagine that a lot of rich Russians, Sheiks, Chinese people and Japanese people want to buy these houses. Homestly, I'd not mind to live there too, if there were just fewer tourists.
>>60008828
>>60008887
So are you Polish or Korean ? I wonder everytime
Well I know someone who went to Poland and told me that sometimes there are towns that look bad (poor mostly) but the church is always perfect, in great shape, with beautiful gold paintings inside while the houses around are cracked, at least people there value more these kind of buildings I guess
>>60008897
Official population is 41, kek. Honestly I don't think many foreigners live there, most of these houses must be passed down in families. However there are a lot of them in places like Provence or South-West, in Dordogne there's a village with more Brits than French. I don't really mind, they bring money and most of them learn the language
Nice clear sky today.
>>60009109
lel I'm full Polish
>>60009109
>but the church is always perfect, in great shape, with beautiful gold paintings inside while the houses around are cracked, at least people there value more these kind of buildings I guess
Most of the churches in Poland are in good shape I think but their very design is really lacking imo atleast in comparison to the French marvels.
>>60008897
>Homestly, I'd not mind to live there too, if there were just fewer tourists.
Luckily (as long as you have money) there are still a lot of beautiful preserved villages that are unknown to foreigners, in place like the Massif Central for instance that aren't popular among non-French
>>60009265
Well speaking of bridge the Viaduc de Millau looks rad at night
>>60009362
I would love to go there. But how badly do you consider Dutch people as foreigners. And if you may wonder, I speak the language.
>>60009435
This is what a not completely destroyed town looks like (Würzberg), thoughts?
This is peaceful Zagreb street in middle of transformation into a Herzegovina-Bosnian version of Athens.
Be amazed
>>60009503
>This is what a not completely destroyed town
what do you mean by this
>>60009290
>lel I'm full Polish
Alright kek
>Most of the churches in Poland are in good shape I think but their very design is really lacking imo atleast in comparison to the French marvels.
I gotta admit Gothic architecture doesn't fuck around
>>60009590
A german town, I meant
>>59995320
Looks cheap tbqh
>>60009435
Awesome, they look like giant futuristic pylons.
>>60009445
>how badly do you consider Dutch people as foreigners
I don't think people in these kind of places have bad prejudices against foreigners. In very touristic villages maybe, like the Mont Saint Michel or in Provence villages, because they see a lot of people. But otherwise as long as you speak French it's fine. In some places there is some redneck mentality, but it's not deep-America redneck (no offense)
>>60009629
reee>>60009636
It looks absolutely lovely
>>60009723
It's pretty fucking big tb.h
And here's the opposite ayy
>>60009503
Nice indeed, i love the warm colours
>open up cities skylines
>stare at the map for 20 minutes
>close the game
why the fuck can't i get into it i have 300+ hours
>>60009848
>>60009733
Provence has the best villagesof the country on top of cliffs and rocks
>>60009893
Can you place out old buildings in cities skyline?
>>60010017
YEAH BUDDY
pic related is from in game (not my city though)
Alri I'm off to cook me some pasta
>>60010036
>>60009998
>the most beautiful churches
>atheist country
France why
>>59995362
comfy
>>60010184
preferred to look at them from outside, stopped attending sunday brainwhashing and lost faith.
>>60010364
rip France
>>60010184
Well to be honest it doesn't really matter for the church themselves since they are being taken care of as historic buildings, they won't disappear anytime soon
And they are still used, there are still big masses, organ concertos and such
I'm atheist too but I love churches, especially for the calm
A few days ago I spent half an hour sitting in an old church in my city starting at the 600y.o paintings
>>60010481
Here's an OC
>>60010481
>tfw no péniche house
fuck my life
>>60010481
>>60010519
Btw if you ever visit don't miss the "Trésor de Notre-Dame", it's inside the cathedral they have masterpieces
>>60010584
That looks super comfy, how much would that cost?
>>60010794
from 250K to 1 million senpai
>>60009801
>343m
Jesus.
>>60012125
>>60012037
Yeah it's a colossal building
>>60012339
>>60012342
Rather long too
>>60012411
>>60012457
these badly located high rises and modernist homes suck, stop posting
>>60010485
>I'm atheist
tips
>>60013175
*tips foreskin*
>>60013104
the last posted ones are brutalist not modernist
>>60013175
Doesn't stop me from being a decent guy and still better than muslim
>>60013269
>atheists
>decent
>2016
>not being buddhist
our attempt to be modern
>>60013413
>l*thuania
more like butthurt poles in denial
>>60013315
>Christian
>Actual christian instead of athesit wearing crosses
I've only met 2 people my age (around 20) that were really believers, the others just used it to look deep
>>60013695
Here's an OC of the Sainte-Chapelle (upper floor, that first pic was downstairs)
>>60013695
fuckton of believers here in Poland
in my hs class we've only had 3 atheists from 30 people
>>60013864
is the norwegian weeb ded?
>>59995211
Bath
Those limestone buildings and roman or roman-inspired architecture create a very picturesque atmosphere
>>60015708
limestone the best building material t b h
>>60014587
Smallest big city in America
>>60013678
look who's butthurt ;^)
>>60016475
yes lithuanians are
>>60015708
comfy town desu
Anyone got some medieval or early renaissance palaces?
>>60017341
no but I have castles lol
>>60017505
Brittany? Looks like Nantes
But I got enough castles, not on this laptop though.
>>60005160
that road looks really clean
>>60018411
Here is a hint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMqfWoFjgto
>>60018411
Where we're going we don't need roads
>>60018751
True
I have been looking into pre war urban planning and found something interesting in germany, exactly what could be considered an euro-block.
It's called mietskaserne, and it's a mixed income mid rise type of building, with an entrance for fire cars and a patio in the middle. Looks like a perfect urban housing model, why aren't more people funding this?
DO NOT DIE
London (Ontario, Canada) > L O N D O N
>>60024551
That looks like generic Canadian city #48792 tho
What's the tallest thing in your city, /urban/?
>Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
>Inco Superstack (380m)
It's just a smokestack, but it's the second largest thing in the entire country, and it's only 1m shorter than the Empire State Building.
>>60024833
CN Tower for scale.
>>60003267
>>60003959
Slavic countries make shitty architecture because they are too poor to make nice things.
>>60024934
Slavic countries make shitty architecture because Communism.
It's like a child eating lead paint. They will have their mental development stunted.
>>60024934
I like to think their architecture reflects their cultural mindset. Depressing people will make depressing buildings
>>60024934
wow rude
>>60026454
are you retarded
look up on Czech and Polish architecture
commieblocks are Russian architecture
>>60024833
One World Trade Center, 1776 freedom units tall. I like how it looks like the other buildings are cozying up to it.
>>60030474
new yawk new yawk
>>60012453
>>60009435
>>60009476
I don't like it at all, it seems unnecessary to place such a massive bridge over a shallow valley and it ruins the view.
>>60030771
honestly I'd say it rather makes the view
HOW DO WESTERNERS EVEN
COMPETE
>>60009503
This is what a well-rebuilt town looks like. An exception, unfortunately.
not pictured: murdertown
>>60003267
Watch Why Beauty Matters.
>>60035079
why americucks aren't depressed as fuck due to all this modern architecture >>60034920
>>60034920
Such a beautifully planned city.
>>60035131
Because the sky is blue, unlike the gray oppression of the Slavic skies.
>>60035212
we have a blue sky in poland aswell
Riga's Old Town is a cute place, and the TV tower is majestic, how can Eiffel tower even compete
some Los Angeles
>>60035367
>how can Eiffel tower even compete
this, the best tower in europe
![8088675329_c306941c35_k[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/JGYjwt8.jpg "8088675329_c306941c35_k[1].jpg")
>>60035131
there's old architecture in there too, but the skyscrapers are simply taller and block the view.
>>60036483
well I guess they aren't as depressive as the common commieblocks
>>60037237
looks calm
![Inwangsan-인왕산[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/cIyDkd6.jpg "Inwangsan-인왕산[1].jpg")
Is all of Korea this soulless?
>>60035131
It's not quite the same. Most of those buildings are actually quite nice at ground level.
>>60037327
what's soulless about this
looks good in the night desu
>>60037327
Depends what you consider soulless.
>>60035131
We have sunshine and low taxes
![026-pdf[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ynaydEW.jpg "026-pdf[1].jpg")
>>60037492
every building is a drab rectangle with a flat roof
It looks Latin America tier
>>60037759
>>60037759
>every building is a drab rectangle with a flat roof
so just like American cities aswell?
Seoul is fine for me though it's a mess
>>60037892
Asian cities always look better in the night though, Japanese cities are bland as fuck too
>>60037942
Busan looks better pverall
Why do Asian cities have tons of light?
>>60030771
If you consider how much more of the existing nature they would have to alter to have a highway go down the valley and up again within the rules for how steep a european highway can be, I think the bridge is the best solution.
It also creates a pretty cool landmark which otherwise would be an ugly road.
>>60037812
for the most part, yes. Our modern architecture is mind-numbingly boring.
Thankfully a few of our rich people are vain and want their headquarters to look at least somewhat unique by giving them an interesting shape or a spire.
>>60038195
why wouldn't they have a lot of light?
>>60035131
Because we don't have all that much avant-garde "le intentional eyesore" architecture, many places go to great lengths to preserve older buildings, have residents that don't want eyesores and/or don't have the money for fashionable new buildings, plus on top of that most people are only an hour or two away (at most) from a national forest or a national park or a beach or some other beautiful public land.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that we don't have nearly as many apartment/condo towers as European cities and many houses (especially older ones on larger lots) have fairly extensive yards. I think that just having your very own green space helps with mental health.
>>60038501
Why can't they just enjoy the dark skies?
>>60038607
they want to see the streets in the night
>>60038635
Overrated desu.
Starry skies over mountain ranges are where it's at.
>image limit reached
REEEE
>>60040036
Make a new thread then senpai.
