u/Psychological-Dot-83

I'm looking to create original designs and 3D models of highrises and skyscrapers Chinese classical styles.

Basically I am doing a "what if" on how the Chinese would've built skyscrapers had the technology to do so been available before the intrusion of western classicism or modernism.

In the same way western architects had to study theur classical architecture to figure out how to apply it vertically in cities (think pre WW2 American cities) I want to study how China would've approached this, had they had the opportunity.

What I'm hoping is that some of you may be able to help me name and identify some distinct architectural styles in China and their typical applications and uses, for instance styles that are more appropriate for commercial uses, religious uses, etc.

Thank you in advance!

During the Pleistocene, especially during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and the Penultimate Glacial Period (PGP), was much wetter and cooler in the Great Basin and Mojave deserts. This allowed for the formation of an extensive system of perennial lakes and rivers that flowed from Mono Lake all the way down to Death Valley, forming Lake Manly.

The exact extent of Lake Manly is poorly understood, and whether it reached the Colorado River is up in the air.

Much of the research asserts that a Colorado River connection would not have been possible, given that the highest shorelines immediately around Death Valley are only around 100m high in elevation, while the sill near Ludlow is 595m high.

A) Shoreline Butte, B) Mormon Point

However, this assertion meets major challenges, these bringing with them fascinating implications on the dynamic nature of this region.

While shoreline butte and Mormon point show similar elevations, things rapidly change as you move further out.
Sand and gravel deposits, as well as terraces, 40-50km south of Shoreline Butte at Salt Spring Hills and Saddle Peak Hills, show shorelines at an elevation of 180m.

Salt Spring Hills Shoreline

Terraces at Mesquite Springs, roughly 110km south of Shoreline Butte, show a shoreline at 340m.

Mesquite Springs Shoreline

Independently, there is evidence of shorelines at the Armagossa valley, 40km east of Shoreline Butte, at 505m, as well as at Coyote Lake (paleo "Lake" Manix) at an elevation of 543-548 meters, roughly 100km southwest of Shoreline Butte.

Map of identified shorelines

These shorelines have been difficult to reconcile, and it has therefore been assumed that these were separate lakes. However, these lack sills high enough to contain these lakes, which has made this assertion questionable at best. In addition, fossil records show that there was an exchange of fish species among these lakes and the Colorado River. The mechanism by which this occurred is not known, but it leaves the possibility of a system of lakes and rivers at a bare minimum.

Something you may notice, however, is that there is a broad southward trend; shorelines appear higher the further south you go.

Rather than these being distinct shorelines, this may be one singular shoreline (or close to it), and the differences in elevation may be the product of later tectonic vertical displacement, which has been offered as an explanation (Hooke, 1998).

https://preview.redd.it/0m6b7mkh6j1h1.png?width=447&format=png&auto=webp&s=dabdda3ee043f97c64073d0d6c7d85a08e5a5281

However, this does not reconcile the Lake Manix highstand or Lake Tecopa highstands, which independently reached 525-558m in elevation (based on current topography), 150,000 years apart, and with no sills present that are high enough to keep these as separate lakes. Notably, the Mojave block that Lake Manix sat upon is very geologically stable and has not seen major uplift or subsidence in 700,000 years, whereas the rate of subsidence increases gradually to 5mm/yr once you reach Death Valley.

If the Lake Manix high stand truly is representative of how high Lake Manly was, a Colorado River connection is possible.

Curious what your thoughts are.

Some resources:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-showing-localities-referred-to-in-the-text-and-the-proposed-extent-of-the-Blackwelder_fig2_223106891
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/%28SICI%291096-9837%28199804%2923%3A4%3C377%3A%3AAID-ESP852%3E3.0.CO%3B2-X
https://www.usgs.gov/publications/lake-manix-shorelines-and-afton-canyon-terraces-implications-incision-afton-canyon
https://www.usgs.gov/publications/pleistocene-lakes-and-paleohydrologic-environments-tecopa-basin-california-constraints

Does anyone know of any mods for Cities: Skylines 2 that are similar to the Custom Zone Mixer in Cities: Skylines 1? This mod allowed you to create a custom zone, which you could then allow other zoning types (residential, commercial, etc.) to be put into one zone; ergo, an office high-rise could be built by a single-family residential home.

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You make me wanna die - The Shivas

I was a restaurant without my phone and a song with a beachy vibe like 'the walters' came on with the ending line "you make me wanna die".