Articles by Ryan Scavnicky

Recently unveiled proposals to build America’s tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City represent an outdated way of thinking about cities’ cultural status, writes Ryan Scavnicky. The 20th-century American metropolis is failing in the 21st. Cities that once welcomed flocks of working-class citizens and immigrants are now playgrounds for wealthy oligarchs and real-estate moguls. Streets covered in

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Recently unveiled proposals to build America’s tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City represent an outdated way of thinking about cities’ cultural status, writes Ryan Scavnicky. The 20th-century American metropolis is failing in the 21st. Cities that once welcomed flocks of working-class citizens and immigrants are now playgrounds for wealthy oligarchs and real-estate moguls. Streets covered in

The post “Legends Tower is a very 20th-century way to say that you are squarely entering the 21st century” appeared first on Dezeen.

Recently unveiled proposals to build America’s tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City represent an outdated way of thinking about cities’ cultural status, writes Ryan Scavnicky. The 20th-century American metropolis is failing in the 21st. Cities that once welcomed flocks of working-class citizens and immigrants are now playgrounds for wealthy oligarchs and real-estate moguls. Streets covered in

The post “Legends Tower is a very 20th-century way to say that you are squarely entering the 21st century” appeared first on Dezeen.