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vancouverism

a set of urban design principles based on the importance of the natural environment and livable urban density

planning 
vanity address

a better looking address than the one you are supposed to have

boasting 
vanity height

the height of non-utilitarian elements that have been added to the roof of a skyscraper to make it look taller

height 
vertical city

nickname for a large, multiple-use skyscraper

use 
vertical density

the fulfillment of the skyscraper’s classic promise to deal with urban density

vertical 
vertical discovery

the variations, juxtapositions, and all the little details that become visible when you zoom in and out on the dense urban space around you

urbanness 
vertical farming

the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers

green 
verticalism

the idea that spatial problems can be solved by condensing existing space or expanding it upwards

vertical 
verticality

verticalness that is the result of two-dimensional density

vertical 
verticalness

looking vertical

vertical 
vertigo

the non-frightening feeling of dizziness caused by looking down from a great height

people 
view cone

an alternative term for view corridor

planning 
view corridor

an elongated V-shaped area that originates from the point of view and widens as it approaches the protected area or building

planning 
vistascraper

a skyscraper that is visually located at the end of the road

skyline