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I think the appearance of modern buildings is extremely important, because nowadays people care
more about their environment. Architecture is a form of art, and if a building looks good, people
will enjoy hanging around it. A nice building can change a whole area. It can create a pleasant
feeling for people who live in it, or for the neighbors who live around it. If it is a shopping mall, it
is almost the same
：
people will be attracted by the trendy design. But of course the quality of the
shops inside probably matters more than the exterior appearance.
2. Should architects design buildings to be practical rather than beautiful?
I really don't see why architects should make a choice there
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It should be their job, their
responsibility to achieve both: new buildings should definitely be both, pleasing to the eye and
practical for the people who will live or work inside.
3. Why are there so many tall buildings in so many places?
Well, high-rises and skyscraper's can be found in cities where space is limited and therefore
expensive. Building high saves space, because many families can rent apartments on top of each
other. And it is the same with companies
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Chinese cities are too populated for everyone to have a
private house with a garden. My foreign teacher told me that things were very different in
Australia, because they actually have space in the suburbs to allocate private lots
（ ＝
space) to
families, so they hardly ever build skyscrapers
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4. Should historic buildings be preserved?
Yes, definitely
！
It's extremely important to maintain historical buildings because they symbolize
our cultural heritage. They represent past dynasties and our historical identity. I think the
government understood this a few years ago, but a little too late. In my city, many old
neighborhoods were torn down in the 1990s and were replaced by modern high-rises
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I suppose it
was necessary to accommodate the millions of people who moved to the city, but I feel it's still a
shame to have lost these monuments.
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