Luis Henrique Bueno Villanova

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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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Brazil's race to the skies

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According to Gerard Peet in The Origin of the Skyscraper, the word "skyscraper" first acquired an architectural connotation in the early 1880s. It appeared in newspaper articles like the Chicago Daily, highlighting the growing construction of tall buildings in New York.

In her book on the history of skyscrapers, Judith Dupré refers to skyscrapers as "soaring divas," "city icons," "movie stars," and "symbols of power" that command the urban scene of our metropolises.