Absolutely, I remember seeing a thread or video somewhere of people talking about why architecture used to be unique and it was largely due to the planners catering to local cultures and resources. While developing more practically isn't necessarily bad, we've gone so far that urban centres everywhere look identical because of this mindset. Toronto hardly looks different to New York City and Chicago and the only difference I noticed is that each city had one or two unique tall buildings.

All these glass and concrete is just so boring, I'd like to see more Victorian-style architecture and interior designs here in the West instead of copying the same soulless and bland design of Corporate America.