Most people have at some time or other. Especially when they don’t know it. Every city has it’s iconic places. The buildings that define it, that tell you about a place. Where you instantly recognise what and where they are from their outline. Eiffel Tower, Sidney Opera House, Tower Bridge to name but a few.
How should we describe this, urban bland?
The anonymous city exists in every major urban development. Not every building is distinctive and much of the architecture is less familiar to those who don’t live there. Yes there is architecture that is unique to a location. Historic styles that emerged independently and characterise a city or country. You may well be able to tell what city you are in from these but not necessarily where you are.