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> In the debate over density, architects and planners are split into two camps. The first is pro-density, which believes in ... clusters of skyscrapers. This is the pro-city crowd. The second is the anti-density camp ... This is the pro-suburb crowd

What about what me might call the "Barcelona" style? Or many other EU cities full of approximately six-story residential buildings with small shops on the ground floor. The style is relatively dense, with mass-transit systems and low private car ownership rates. But no need for skyscrapers. (There are some skyscrapers, but they're not key elements of the residential plan).



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