Incidental Brutalism

Building in Beitou

This building reminds me both of a canister of film and of the type of building we'll probably all live in during the post-apocalyptic era.

Terrible and strange, no?

Being in Taiwan makes me appreciate American building codes (height limits especially). Here, even "small fishing villages" are crammed with high-rises. In Taiwan's defense, there's 23 million people and not an overabundance of space. But being surrounded by gigantic towers of dirty concrete does tire the eye after awhile.