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I like it. We need more people asking, "why can't <functional element> also be art?" Old-world cities have an embarrassment of riches in this area (this starkly

I like it. We need more people asking, "why can't <functional element> also be art?" Old-world cities have an embarrassment of riches in this area (this starkly contrasts with American cities), to the advantage and well-being of their citizenry. And they got that way because people asked that question. Most people never ask, or worse knee-jerk assume that any "impure" design must have some huge hidden downside.

vanilla-almond 11y ago
These are the pylons dotted over the landscape in the UK. They were designed in the 1920s and don't look too bad. But many people consider them a blot on the landscape: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysimspon43/10081837164/sizes/l https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysimspon43/10081837164/size... They are are to be superceded by a new design from Danish architects Brystrup who were the winners of a 2011 competition to design a new pylon for the UK. Their winning design uses much less material than current pylons but the appearance is a little utilitarian and bland. Here is a small gallery of entries from the 2011 pylon design competition including Brystrup's design: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15293922 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15293922