After reading the article, the author stated the differences between exorbitant city and generic city, and also their interconnection and interrelationship. Generic city refers to a city building up a new identity by ignoring their own histories. It is not easy to show the uniqueness of a city as the reason of globalization. It is hard for a place to show their own features. Exorbitant city refers to a place that could show the development process and the history of a city.
I think that generic and exorbitant city are interlocked. Globalization may affect the design of a place and lessen the uniqueness of a city, however, each city has their own historical buildings remain. A city not only building new things but also preserving the heritages at the same time. It is not easy to define a place is an exorbitant or generic city.
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Appreciate your attempt at defining Abbas’ notions of “exorbitant” and “generic” city. What do you think leads or impacts a city to “ignore” their own histories, to borrow your phrasing? Could you please expand on what you mean by “It is not easy to show the uniqueness of a city as the reason of globalization.”