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Cookie-Cutter Houses: The Rise of Monotonous Urban Housing

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Cookie cutter houses is a literal interpretation that refers to houses built in large developments with the same floor plan, exterior, which create a somewhat monotonous look.

Concrete jungles have been highly criticized online for the lack of originality. However, this planned communities are cheap and efficiency for developers which becomes a double edge sword.

Garcia, Mexico.

García’s rapid industrialization and growth have led to a dystopian landscape in some areas, where the pursuit of economic progress has overshadowed social and environmental well-being. Sprawling factories and warehouses dominate the horizon, encroaching upon once-pristine natural landscapes and displacing communities. The air hangs heavy with pollution, a constant reminder of the environmental toll of unchecked industrial activity.

Planned community housing at the desert of Doha, Qatar.

Cookie cutter housing

Nad-al-sheba in Dubai.

Nad Al Sheba is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, situated south of Dubai Creek.

Huaxi Village in Ciangsu, China

Huaxi Village, located in Jiangyin, China, claims to be the richest village in the country. Sources support this claim. The village boasts of being a model communist village. According to local authorities, all villagers except for migrant workers have a net worth exceeding €100,000.

Registered under the Huaxi Group, which is listed on the stock exchange, the village benefits from the group’s ownership of airplanes. The profits are then shared among the villagers, contributing to their high standard of living.

Huanxi village

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