#dumbboxes — Public Fediverse posts

It is very common in North American zoning and design policing to force complicated sculptural forms into modern buildings, scooping out chunks to make them appear to be smaller separate buildings or chopping off layers at the top to force a ziggurat form. The hope is that banning "dumb boxes" will improve aesthetics but the costs are real. #zoning #housing #design #DumbBoxes #architecture https://www.theurbanist.org/in-praise-of-dumb-boxes/

https://15kwhm2a.medium.com/in-praise-of-dumb-boxes-3f3aa12c882c I’ve shouted this excellent #design and #zoningreform article by architect Mike Eliason out a few times now but I don’t think I’ve posted it here yet. Recommended if you are interested in those topics, or just why our #cities look the way they do #dumbboxes #architecture #housing #climate