Muscat Oman, how we should build our cities

[Abaq]

 

[Apollo]

Looks more authentic than UAE.

 

[Abaq]

Simple, cheap Islamic architecture, symmetry, and white/cream colour pictures. We can easily do the same instead of the ugly things we currently build.

 

[repo]

Many towns from 1991 onward had the opportunity to turn into smaller version of Muscat if they implemented zoning laws. Instead we are dealing with this:

 

[Venetian]

Authenticity has no meaning. Had Dubai been built in 1500 you'd think it was special.

Muscat is beautiful.

 

[Al Muslim]

Some building regulations such as only allowing certain colours and restricting the height of buildings along with restoration of old buildings would do us so much good.

 

[Saeedlfc]

Somalis can't build shit

 

[BetterDaysAhead]

We should have our own unique architectural style

 

[Venetian]

Muh traditional buildings

Somalia should look like this

 

[Abaq]

We should have our own unique architectural style

There's no need to reinvent the wheel. Mogadishu and other coastal cities had similar architecture to that used in Muscat. We just need to do what they're doing.

 

[Octavian]

We should have our own unique architectural style

we do but we are to corrupt and moronic to either build or maintain whats our

 

[Abaq]

Muh traditional buildings

Somalia should look like this

That's actually ugly.

 

[BetterDaysAhead]

There's no need to reinvent the wheel. Mogadishu and other coastal cities had similar architecture to that used in Muscat. We just need to do what they're doing.

Why copy other architecture styles when we can develop our own signature architecture

 

[Venetian]

That's actually ugly.

Ugly is subjective, thats what a modern city looks like. Rather that than some antiquated style that uses up space unnecessarily.

What value does looking like muscat have besides "muh history and tradition"?

 

[Octavian]

Why copy other architecture styles when we can develop our own signature architecture

we didn't copy we build what we thought looked good at that time

 

[Venetian]

we do but we are to corrupt and moronic to either build or maintain whats our

Paris was ugly until napoleon III rebuilt the city with strict guidelines.

 

[BetterDaysAhead]

we didn't copy we build what we thought looked good at that time

I didn't say we did I’m referring to the OP

 

[Yahya]

We should have our own unique architectural style

Indeed we should have our own architecture styles with some inspiration derived from other cultures.

We need open courts, gardens and good city grid block planning.

 

[Venetian]

Why copy other architecture styles when we can develop our own signature architecture

They want to larp as arabs and copy their shit style.

 

[Octavian]

Paris was ugly until napoleon III rebuilt the city with strict guidelines.

i like this but i think we should mix modern and traditional styles