The economic value of old buildings

But the economic value of old buildings is irreplaceable at will. It is created by time. This economic requisite for diversity is a requisite that vital city neighborhoods can only inherit, and then sustain over the years.

  1. ​Things that shine and glitter​
  2. ​New ideas must use old buildings​

Like chopping down a hundred year old tree to make way for a new house, or pressure washing away the patina of age on a stone walkway. Time is the one thing that can't be built.