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Originally Posted by 10023
Also, you guys are assuming that more people doing something means that it’s better. That’s not the case, and oftentimes it’s the opposite. Bad movies do better at the box office than Oscar winners. Justin Bieber sells more records (or downloads) than quality musicians.
The popularity of American sprawl burbs is just another example of the average person having poor taste and low standards.
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There are plenty of American suburbs that are better looking than a lot of downtowns unfortunately. There are also tons of European cities with pretty dismal neighborhoods. Let's not put everything in low contrast clichés.
I agree that for the most part, consumers of new houses, are not very sophisticated in taste, nor are they willing to be more demanding. Municipalities need to be more demanding toward contractors, architects and planners.
I only go for older houses, my present one dates from 1905 and I can't abide the newer pastiche type houses generally, but some are pretty close to the mark. The stripped down look of present day modern houses are awful, a lot worse than the pastiche ones, at least in my neck of the woods. The suburbs need to happen, they just need some reigning in, added density and all that good proximity on offer.