Comments on: Paris Changes the Future of Urban Form http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/09/paris-changes-the-future-of-urban-form/ a disposition of the urban condition Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:13:48 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Vincent http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/09/paris-changes-the-future-of-urban-form/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Vincent Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:29:59 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=522#comment-1259 There is already skyscrapers in Paris... just write La Defense in google. Officaly it is outside Paris, but you all know that Paris city limit are unrepresentative of the modern day Paris. Build a skyscraper in Porte de Versaille is less visible than building 300 meters skyscrapers in La Defense. So nobody care because La Defense is officially outside Paris, of course only stupid peoiple believe of it. How district with 10,000 inhabitants/km² could be outside the city. La Defense is as Paris as the Louvre and even worse now La Defense is more Parisain than touristy district like Louvre or Ile de la Cite district. I dream is to see new skyscraper in Montparnasse district and that some central district rebecome Parisian, now many have only tourists. There is already skyscrapers in Paris… just write La Defense in google.

Officaly it is outside Paris, but you all know that Paris city limit are unrepresentative of the modern day Paris.
Build a skyscraper in Porte de Versaille is less visible than building 300 meters skyscrapers in La Defense.
So nobody care because La Defense is officially outside Paris, of course only stupid peoiple believe of it. How district with 10,000 inhabitants/km² could be outside the city.

La Defense is as Paris as the Louvre and even worse now La Defense is more Parisain than touristy district like Louvre or Ile de la Cite district.

I dream is to see new skyscraper in Montparnasse district and that some central district rebecome Parisian, now many have only tourists.

]]> By: Market Urbanism http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/09/paris-changes-the-future-of-urban-form/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Market Urbanism Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:55:55 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=522#comment-564 Thanks for the link! I haven't familiarized myself with Paris' changes (I should investigate and write a post on it), but I am sure higher / denser structures could be accommodated while still maintaining Parisian street experience. Perhaps setbacks on higher floors could be utilized to maintain the scale at the street facade. What if a developer maintained street facades and built a tower like Hearst? Certainly, higher densities will enable even more active sidewalks. (I love the big yellow Hummer parked on the street. It must be a nightmare finding a spot for that thing in Paris. I bet the neighbors love it....) Thanks for the link!

I haven’t familiarized myself with Paris’ changes (I should investigate and write a post on it), but I am sure higher / denser structures could be accommodated while still maintaining Parisian street experience. Perhaps setbacks on higher floors could be utilized to maintain the scale at the street facade. What if a developer maintained street facades and built a tower like Hearst?

Certainly, higher densities will enable even more active sidewalks.

(I love the big yellow Hummer parked on the street. It must be a nightmare finding a spot for that thing in Paris. I bet the neighbors love it….)

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