3 ms·
Hmm, maybe I'm wrong, but I like brutalism, I really really like the pictures he uses to to state his point, the ones he calls ugly. I don't like the ones he us
by dusted 5y ago
Hmm, maybe I'm wrong, but I like brutalism, I really really like the pictures he uses to to state his point, the ones he calls ugly. I don't like the ones he uses as examples of beauty.
- wffurr 5y agoAre you an architect?
- dusted 5y agoIf I have to be an architect for my opinion to matter then there's something very, very wrong. No, I am not an architect, but I'm as qualified as any other inhabitant of cities to have an opinion on aesthetics.
- sethammons 5y agoI took the question to be seeking if you have been influenced by the industry / culture that is being criticized, and not gatekeeping.
- dusted 5y agoMy apologies, I shouldn't set out so defensively. It's just the form of question that I have happened upon many times when discussing architecture with architects, or art with artists, and there it's definitely an attempt at gatekeeping :)
- wffurr 5y agoWell, the article did also mention leftists favoring Brutalist architecture, and not just architecture award panels. So I suppose you could be a leftist too.
- dusted 5y agoI don't think my political views fit well into the 1 dimensional model of "left" or "right". There are excellent points and values spread throughout the entire political spectrum. I won't pick sides, and I won't be in the center eiter, so I'm out. Also, is "I bet you're a {political label}" still considered an insult ?
- stephen_g 5y agoYeah, I like basically all of the buildings in the top half - the ones he’s calling beautiful and the ones he’s calling ugly!