That's part of what I mean. I wish our skylines had more variety in designs, not just in materials but in shape and proportion.
I'm not sure that comparison holds. I'm well aware that older cars are not safer than modern ones, test have proven that. And I don't doubt that modern buildings are...
Why is it that so many tall buildings today require tuned mass dampers? Both FCP and Scotia Plaza, buildings even taller than M3, were designed with structures robust enough to resist sway from wind and seismic activity without them. Their structural integrity served as the primary damping...