Are we moving toward the generic city?

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Skylines are icons that intrigue people through their urban complexity, shaping character and defining a sense of place. As Kevin Lynch noted in his classic “The Image of the City,” the visual landscape of a city can be treated as an object of varied, unpredictable meanings. While we can envision a clear image when building a city, its true definitions emerge indirectly over the course of its development. In other words, as cities evolve, their skylines evolve alongside them in unpredictable ways.

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Cite: Villanova, Luis. "Are we moving toward the generic city?" [Estamos caminhando em direção à cidade genérica?] 19 Jan 2021. ArchDaily. (Trans. Baratto, Romullo) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1128496/are-we-moving-toward-the-generic-city> ISSN 0719-8884
Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Vincent Camacho, via Unsplash

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