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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
This statement is kind of bullshit. Saying that about some palatial chateau neo-mansion, but a gorgeous uplifting edifice in an urban environment, viewable by all social classes is a public good - it's beauty and generative emotion does not benefit the "1%" anymore than the "99%."
Remember when developers and financiers used expressions like "for the enjoyment of the city..." et cetera, et cetera?
Interior designers may cringe, but for me the privately held interiors of a commercial building are the back of the painting.
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Plus this isn't a website about the occupy movement. It's about skyscrapers. Skyscrapers that will provide good construction jobs and create a home for good office jobs. I think it's amazing this can even be attempted. Building a supertall inside an existing building would be amazing.