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To me, buildings with decor are pretty human-scale and relatable. But the decor-less brutalism, which came as a reaction to that style, really succeeded at maki
by cousin_it 7y ago
To me, buildings with decor are pretty human-scale and relatable. But the decor-less brutalism, which came as a reaction to that style, really succeeded at making people feel small. I grew up in Moscow, and even as a child I hated being around concrete boxes, but loved being around the Seven Sisters - the kind of imperial buildings that OP doesn't like.
- bitwize 7y agoBrutalism is a different kind of making you feel small: the "you are an insignificant insect and will be crushed flat without even a moment's consideration" kind. I'm quite sure Brutalist architecture inspired the design of the Vogons' buildings and spaceships in various Hitchhiker's Guide visual media, for this reason.
- Ericson2314 7y agoI would say this stuff is fairly independent of human scale. Birds eye views of table models and renders + car culture ruin scale, not gaudiness. In fact, I'd say that much 18th century baroque is too human scale: when you zoom out all the tiny ornaments blur together. I was immediately impressed by Saint Peter's basilica in the Vatican when I entered it for being a baroque building that defied this problem: the massive columns balance the small details and keep it interesting at all scales.