I don't really understand why this is the case, but a large percentage of stories about architecture, urban design, urban planning, development, etc. are written with thousands of words and no maps, diagrams, or pictures. The fuzzy black and white scribble on this one doesn't count.
Why do writers bother penning these? Architecture and it's assorted offshoots are visual media, and spending a bunch of words to describe it is about as useful as writing an essay to say what the Mona Lisa looks like.
You can write an article about something from afar, but can't photograph it. Leaves you trying to find Creative Commons images or licensing something. Writer isn't paid enough to do that, I'm guessing.
I don't really understand why this is the case, but a large percentage of stories about architecture, urban design, urban planning, development, etc. are written with thousands of words and no maps, diagrams, or pictures. The fuzzy black and white scribble on this one doesn't count.
Why do writers bother penning these? Architecture and it's assorted offshoots are visual media, and spending a bunch of words to describe it is about as useful as writing an essay to say what the Mona Lisa looks like.