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Although I know that some people prefer brutalist architecture, there's definitely a case to be made about the design of a building meant to house communication
by redanddead 5y ago
Although I know that some people prefer brutalist architecture, there's definitely a case to be made about the design of a building meant to house communications in a free nation that prides itself with the first amendment, you would think they would make it transparent or all-glass and even go out of their way to make the corners of the building see through. Maybe something like Mies Van der Rohe's Westmount Square in Montreal could have been explored with an added deep underground level to satisfy the nuclear-hardening requirements.
Sometimes buildings and architecture are testaments to the culture of the time that it was built, some might say it was the beginning of the cold war and the rise of secrecy etc.
- Kon-Peki 5y agoThat would be the Dirksen Courthouse and Federal Plaza https://www.gsa.gov/historic-buildings/everett-m-dirksen-us-courthouse-chicago-il https://www.gsa.gov/historic-buildings/everett-m-dirksen-us-... You can see right through it: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8784431,-87.6293035,3a,37.5y,99.53h,93.29t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYJZJ0HcQRSvC-uQObzmvGw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8784431,-87.6293035,3a,37.5y... The real gem of the Federal Plaza is actually the post office building. When you walk inside you have the feeling of a floating ceiling with no columns (there are well-hidden columns).
- redanddead 5y agoWow what a gorgeous building! Thank you for showing it to me! My girlfriend has a thing for architecture and is always talking to me about this stuff. Really cool, how do you know so much about architecture?