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To me, it sounded from the description like the place was built in the brutalist style and then (as seems to be inevitable for brutalist architecture) degenerat
by zyxley 10y ago
To me, it sounded from the description like the place was built in the brutalist style and then (as seems to be inevitable for brutalist architecture) degenerated from "imposing" to "dank and oppressive" with lack of proper maintenance.
- skewart 10y agoI have to disagree with the idea that brutality buildings inevitably degenerate into dank and oppressive. Those qualities are almost always orthogonal to style. Usually they have to do with pretty much universally bad design moves, like limited natural light, confusing circulation, and cheap finishes. Of course, poor maintenance can make almost any building pretty dank before too long.