... which reminds me about a story of a suburb in the seventies.<p>When Grorud (IIRC) in Oslo was built, the planners wanted tall buildings for density. An architect whose name momentarily escapes me came up with a counterproposal, namely copying the houses you see here (the most popular in the country at the time), and adding three large parks. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.agderposten.no&#x2F;polopoly_fs&#x2F;1.1060255.1397321665!&#x2F;image&#x2F;3190082566.jpg_gen&#x2F;derivatives&#x2F;derivative_article_980&#x2F;3190082566.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.agderposten.no&#x2F;polopoly_fs&#x2F;1.1060255.1397321665!&#x2F;...</a><p>The counterproposal had the same density, despite the three additional parks. Guess what was built though.