The wall between the human occupied regions and the wild north, is still heavily fortified with giant bolt throwers. My choice of design language is to emphasis the practical and down play the beautiful. In this region, survival is tougher and that shows through the architectural design language. Big and strong pillars and heavy and pointy roofs.
At this point i was still building on the story. Merchants and scavengers has seen the opportunity to use the fallen giants for trading goods. The teeth are an excellent source of ivory and even though people say that it is still cursed, it’s easy to sell in the southern markeds.