Many people cite deficiencies in aesthetics, livability, and affordability as reasons to dislike and discourage high-rise towers, but do those criticisms make sense given our current housing situation?

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References: "Returns to Scale in Residential Construction: The Marginal Impact of Building Height" (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3674181) "Confining Rental Homes to Busy Roads Is a Devil’s Bargain" from The Tyee (https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/10/25/Confining-Rental-Homes-To-Busy-Roads-Devil-Bargain/) "Point versus Wall" from Viewpoint Vancouver (https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2010/06/23/point-versus-wall/) "Urban Design Guidelines for High-rise Buildings" from the City of Ottawa (https://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/documents/files/highrise_guidelines_draft.pdf) "Why skyscrapers are so short" by Brian Potter (https://www.worksinprogress.co/issue/why-skyscrapers-are-so-short/)

Anti-tower perspectives: "Why high-density living isn't the answer to urban sprawl" from the Ottawa Citizen (https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/adam-why-high-density-living-isnt-the-answer-to-urban-sprawl) "7 Reasons Why High-Rises Kill Livability" from Smart Cities Dive (https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/sustainablecitiescollective/7-reasons-why-high-rises-kill-livability/561536/) "Six myths about high-rise apartments" from Weston Web (https://www.westonweb.ca/six-myths-about-high-rise-apartments/) "The End of Tall Buildings" (https://applied.math.utsa.edu/~yxk833/tallbuildings.html)

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