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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Improvements in construction materials and methods can be a good reason for a teardown, but windows are a terrible example of this. Windows are designed to be replaced, and are a small fraction of the cost of most houses.

Insulation and modern heating and cooling technologies are better examples. Its much easier to be energy efficient with new construction, and retrofitting new tech onto old houses can present real problems.

Architecture is subjective, but the bigger issue is that we should really aim to build buildings to last, and we don't always do it. Our architecture choices, construction methods, and [b]urban planning should be done with the goal that most things will still be in use in a couple hundred years[/b].[/quote]

Do you really want to live or work in a building that is 200 years old?  I doubt most people would like that.[/quote]

Funny you should say this. The quality of construction in the US is so bad that very few buildings are made to last that long, and they don’t seem to be well maintained either. In Europe, 200 year old buildings are the most sought after  - beautiful, great architecture, built to last. It’s the buildings from the 50s-70s that are the worst that no one wants to live in. Literal shoe box style.[/quote]

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