<story><title>Old Paris Is No More</title><url>https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/old-paris-no-more/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>zwaps</author><text>One difference between Haussmann and others is that his buildings turned out to create one of the most beautiful cities in the world.&lt;p&gt;In contrast, 20&amp;#x27;s century urbanism projects - even on a smaller scale - are almost always considered a failure ex post. In Paris itself, walk yourself through the Les Olympiades area, from Tolbiac down to Porte d&amp;#x27;Italie, if you like an impressive testament to that fact. Some other favorites in Europe to google are &amp;quot;Berlin Marzahn&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Hannover Ihme Zentrum&amp;quot;. There are of course many more.&lt;p&gt;I wonder if there are contemporary developments that will, some day, be considered truly beautiful.</text></comment>
<story><title>Old Paris Is No More</title><url>https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/old-paris-no-more/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>cm2187</author><text>Contrary to what the article says, Haussmann isn’t really a controversial figure in France and much of what makes Paris one of the most beautiful and visited cities in the world is thanks to the architecture he imposed, something that few, if any, modern urbanist can claim.</text></comment>