Living in high-rise buildings is very dangerous and uncomfortable. The number of skyscrapers in world’s biggest cities, including Russia’s capital Moscow, has been rising steadily during the recent years. A 93-storeyed Federation Tower and an ambitious project called Moscow’s New Ring (stipulates the construction of over 200 30-storeyed buildings) are just a few of so-called high-rise plans of Moscow officials.
Experts say that such a large number of high-rise buildings in Moscow is absolutely unnecessary. First off, skyscrapers do not fit in the Moscow architecture style. “Moscow has its own unique image formed with Stalin-era buildings and other similar constructions. Newly-built skyscrapers do not blend with the architecture of Moscow,” a spokesman for the Russian Academy of Architecture, Mikhail Philippov told RBK daily...
Living in skyscrapers has its own negative peculiarities. A human being loses highly important ties with the ground at the height of the 8th floor. It is psychologically hard for a person not to see the ground, the yard and the people. That is why Europe uses the standard of only seven floors for apartment buildings.
It is interesting that many people in Russia are resisting modernization and growth of their large capitol city. Even though the city seems to be growing at a steady rate there appears to be opposition to this growth. The idea that skyscrapers are dangerous is an interesting idea. Skyscrapers have existed for nearly a hundred years now and every year new technologies are coming out to improve the structure and design, but Russia is still opposed.
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