High-rise buildings destroy the character of a city. Not only should new ones be banned but existing ones should be demolished and replaced with smaller buildings. To what extent do you agree?

In the middle of the twentieth century, cities around the world began constructing huge numbers of high-rise buildings. These have proven very unpopular in places like the United Kingdom, where people consider them visually offensive, and some people have called for them to be banned and even torn down.

This

essay will partly agree with

this

sentiment. High-rise buildings are unpopular for a number of reasons.

First

of all, they force people to live in confined conditions that are completely unnatural for human beings, and in

such

conditions disease, poverty, and crime all flourish. One just needs to look at the tower blocks of London, Brooklyn, or Johannesburg to see how unpleasant and dehumanising these places can be. Beyond that, they are

also

unattractive, which is a problem because they block out the

sky or

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sky, or

the mountains, meaning that people feel repressed by their proximity. For these reasons and more, they should definitely be banned and demolished in order to improve the urban environment.

However

, there are

also

some opposing factors to consider and some of these are quite convincing. The primary argument from

this

perspective is that

such

buildings are essential to house growing

populations even

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populations, even

if they are aesthetically offensive or even rife with crime. In much of the developing world, people are happy to live in

this

sort of accommodation because it allows them to reside in the city, where there are job opportunities and access to other important facilities. Even if these buildings are unattractive and dangerous, it is still more important to have a home. As

such

, the issue is a little more complex than it

initially

seems. In conclusion, high-rise buildings are unattractive and cause numerous social problems, but they are unfortunately a necessity in some parts of the world. It would be reasonable to ban them and demolish them in developed countries, but other places may need to embrace them for a few more decades.