> The American mindset of bulldozing the old and building something new instead every few decades keeps us from having a sense of history, at least where architecture and physical structures are concerned.
A very interesting point, raising a question from a sociological perspective: when most durable structures in a country are in the hand of the government (e.g. the Congress buildings), companies (corporate campuses) and rich individuals and the lower 99% are relegated to cheap housing they either don't own or have to tear down/rebuild once a generation because it fell apart or got destroyed in a natural disaster, what effects does this have on societal stability and cohesion?
A very interesting point, raising a question from a sociological perspective: when most durable structures in a country are in the hand of the government (e.g. the Congress buildings), companies (corporate campuses) and rich individuals and the lower 99% are relegated to cheap housing they either don't own or have to tear down/rebuild once a generation because it fell apart or got destroyed in a natural disaster, what effects does this have on societal stability and cohesion?