<story><title>Amsterdam’s canal houses have endured for 300 years</title><url>https://www.citylab.com/design/2020/01/amsterdam-architecture-history-canal-houses-urban-design/604921/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>davidw</author><text>“The canal houses were from the outset combined residences, storage units, and places of business,”&lt;p&gt;This is covered well in the Strong Towns book that came out recently: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.google.com&amp;#x2F;books&amp;#x2F;edition&amp;#x2F;Strong_Towns&amp;#x2F;w0WyDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;amp;gbpv=1&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.google.com&amp;#x2F;books&amp;#x2F;edition&amp;#x2F;Strong_Towns&amp;#x2F;w0WyDwAAQB...&lt;/a&gt; (available on Amazon here: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;amzn.to&amp;#x2F;2FRT6bA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;amzn.to&amp;#x2F;2FRT6bA&lt;/a&gt; or your local library on request).&lt;p&gt;In the name of &amp;#x27;progress&amp;#x27; we&amp;#x27;ve outlawed that kind of thing in most of the US, so now we have to drive pollution spewing vehicles to do even the most basic things.</text></comment>
<story><title>Amsterdam’s canal houses have endured for 300 years</title><url>https://www.citylab.com/design/2020/01/amsterdam-architecture-history-canal-houses-urban-design/604921/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>alamortsubite</author><text>I was hoping the article would discuss the issue of the visibly shifting foundations of many of the houses, which most of us find delightful as spectators but must be terrifying for property owners. It&amp;#x27;s impressive the houses are still here after 300 years, having been built on a bog. Even more impressive how many appear to be in otherwise excellent condition given their lean angle! I have to imagine many societies would have demolished and rebuilt them long ago (boo).&lt;p&gt;In the same vein, I&amp;#x27;ve also read that the forward tilt many houses exhibit was intentional- to make it easier to hoist goods to the upper floors.</text></comment>