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Originally Posted by HomrQT
Miami is boring and sterile modern. If there was an entire city that was purely deco/gothic skyscrapers, it would be much more interesting. Traditional architecture to me looks better on the individual level but MUCH better as a uniform presentation across an entire city. A city of all modern glass or concrete just looks lifeless.
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I agree. And as far as skyscraper cities go, Chicago and New York are the only two cities in all the world that combine deco/gothic/old/new/varying forms of architecture with towering skyscrapers. Shanghai has some of that. Even SF and LA have a little bit of that. But nobody has it on the level of NY and Chicago. That is something these modern all glass cities can never replicate. And it is a strong part of the reason why both NY/Chicago skylines are so interesting, compelling and dynamic.