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Some of it is ugly, but some of it has an incredible stark beauty.
by jonahx 11y ago
Some of it is ugly, but some of it has an incredible stark beauty.
- carsongross 11y agoThat beauty is usually abstract, and brutalist buildings, unless they are very deftly placed, typically destroy the civic and aesthetic fabric they are located in. Yes, they can appeal intellectually to the high-minded modernist, but the guy simply trying to find the entrance for a decent cup of coffee's life is ruined on that account. The problem with modern architecture is that it requires a genius to pull off, and the vast majority of architects, and I would say projects by geniuses, do not even come close.
- restalis 11y agoI am reluctant to things whose beauty can be appreciated only by a few knowing that we might had instead things of beauty appreciated by many. So, let's appreciate (or tolerate) existing brutalism for the sake of diversity, but let's try not proliferate this because its raw value doesn't really warrant that!
- Spooky23 11y agoTotally understand. I spent several years working at a brutalist shrine modeled as a modern interpretation of the forum of Rome. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Plaza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Plaza) It's an amazing expression of grandeur and power, especially as a model. But in person... it is too big, too ambitious, too set apart from the city it dominates.