03-13-2022, 04:27 PM
(03-13-2022, 03:24 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(03-12-2022, 06:20 PM)ac3r Wrote: Or for a more relatable comparison, all the new construction you see in China or Japan only happened by destroying the historic fabric of those cities.
I can't speak for China ... but in Tokyo, much of the historic fabric burned down to the ground in WW2. Much of what has been torn down for new construction has been cheap post-WW2 housing, not historic buildings.
Who are we to say that a post-WW2 building is more historic than a pre-WW2 building?