There&#x27;s a really interesting book called [A Pattern Language](<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;A_Pattern_Language" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;A_Pattern_Language</a>) that goes into this.<p>They attribute tall buildings with insanity, as denizens begin losing scope of their world simply by virtue of not being able to see beyond buildings.<p>Another thing to note is that &quot;Centers of Culture&quot; are beginning to become more amorphous, as tech gentrification is whitewashing a lot of what gave San Francisco its identity. The Mission is probably the most glaring example of transformation, for better or worse.