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It could be the same trend as in fashion: a huge chunk of the population cares way less about social signaling and extra character, especially when it comes wit
by makeitdouble 5y ago
It could be the same trend as in fashion: a huge chunk of the population cares way less about social signaling and extra character, especially when it comes with more maintenance cost and no more functionality.
This is an article that I find sums well the issues, even as the author is I think more aligned with your views and wished for more “Architecture” as Art.
https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/architecture-form-function-object/ https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/architecture-form-function...
- DrBazza 5y agoInteresting article. You're right, I guess, I prefer architecture as (classical) art. My preferred architecture is largely anything Art-Deco or earlier, and most buildings (not necessarily houses) built in the late 80s-90s (oddly, specific, I know). The brutalist stuff in London (the South Bank, the Barbican, QEII centre, and so on), I'd pull down in an instant if I were in charge (which is probably a good reason for me not to be in charge of anything tbh).