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I’m not so sure about that. At my university (University of Texas at Dallas) we are “blessed” with a legacy of brutalist architecture [1], which I’ve been told

I’m not so sure about that. At my university (University of Texas at Dallas) we are “blessed” with a legacy of brutalist architecture [1], which I’ve been told won its fair share of architecture awards. [?] (I’ll assume that means it’s been done “right”. As you can see, it’s been really great for our mental health :) [2]. I can appreciate this style of architecture from an intellectual level, but to be around these kinds of buildings daily is a little exhausting. Sources: [1]https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericejohnson/6344277129/in/photostream https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericejohnson/6344277129/in/pho... [?] Word of mouth. [2]https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=least-happy-students https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=le...

Bromskloss 8y ago
>I can appreciate this style of architecture from an intellectual level Indeed. There are many things – not only architecture – that are interesting to look at for a bit, maybe on paper, but that I would never want to actually have around me in my life. It seems that some people do not consider this difference. Architecture is particularly troublesome, since others force it upon you. You cannot choose it like you can choose what music to engage with, for example.
monocasa 8y ago
I feel like this is a perfect example of how correlation isn't necessarily causation.
srtjstjsj 8y ago
Architecture is like high fashion -- what architects celebrate is not what's good for users, but what's fun in their art shows. Architecture-as-art uses human environments as their canvas instead of as their goal. Architecture award-winning is usually the opposite of what architecture users consider "done right".