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> Of course not, but these are not relatively modern.

About as modern as the steel-and-glass/nookless style he criticizes, that gained prominence after the World Wars [1,2].

Ignoring the guilt-by-association/ad-hominem part of your post, what do you find so lacking in his critique? I'll grant that it's a long-winded way to say "it's ugly, sterile, and unpleasant to live in", but I'd say that's a valid (if subjective) complaint. What sort of critiques did Jane Jacobs and Christopher Alexander make? I'm very curious.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_antibiotics

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture



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