Congestion vs. Reality vs. Escaping

In Rem Koolhaus' "Book as Manifesto: Delirious New York", there is a tension continuously brough about for reality and a way to escape. There were clear critiques arguing the Rockefeller Center was a building used as an ideal approach to balance between the city and public spaces. Also, Manhattan was seen as a platform for showing that congestion was the culture of the 20th Century. In 1916, a law was passed to protect sunlight between the public and high-rise buildings. Could architects arrange skyscrapers with a new and unvisited type of human interaction within these buildings? In addition there was a clear severance of the facade from the program on the interior allowing program to freely change. This divorce was ultimately good for Manhattan. With high-rise buildings aggressively being built, Coney Island was built with the idea of escaping reality and creating a common ground for ALL people. This escape was an interpretation by architecture to create spaces that both were surreal and reflected an image of non-reality.