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Brian Potter - Future of Construction, Ugly Modernism, & Environmental Review
Dwarkesh Podcast
Efficient City Design
Building a city in a cube shape instead of a sprawling layout would save material and effort due to minimizing surface area. This design approach capitalizes on the benefits of maximizing volume relative to surface area, contributing to energy efficiency and potentially better temperature control in the city. The speaker questions the practicality of constructing a giant single city like this but acknowledges potential advantages in terms of scale economies driven by geometric effects.
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