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    It looks like how I place buildings in Tropico.

    “Yeah, I’ll just dump a bunch of hotels in this big open space… oh, I guess I have to turn this one to fit”

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    Photos like this def make me wish Lemmy had the resources to upload nice high-res images

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        1 year ago

        Wait, really?

        I always assumed China had these massive complexes because of the population density.

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          Thats the intention, but a lot of buildings are getting half-finished, then sold when they lose funding… just to be demolished so they can start all over again.

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          Yes and no. There are a lot of places in China that are high population density but also hundreds of completely empty skyscrapers.

          Kinda like how in the US you have entire neighborhoods completely empty built for the sole purpose of artificially raising house prices in the area.

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    A classic example of class based architecture.

    Notice how nearly every single one of the balcony’s is overlooked by the one above? Think about what that actually results in.

    Have you not noticed how typically a more classic balcony can’t be spied on or even easily observed by the balcony’s directly overhead? It’s more private.

    Instead however, these balconies throw that away. For the large chunk of your given space you are exposed to all of the balconies above you. Not even just your 1 neighbor up, but their neighbor, that neighbor’s neighbor, you’re in total observational view of everyone “above” you, but you cant see them.

    So the person at the very top can sit and watch everyone below in total privacy, while the person at around the halfway mark is on total display to everyone all the way up.

    Only when you hit around the halfway mark does this issue go away, its very odd design.

    Hope you aren’t someone who likes to suntan in piece in the comfort of your own property…

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    1 year ago

    Is there any particular reason for the tree design? I am sure they could have chosen something a little more interesting.