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I’m not sure I’m tracking what you’re getting at. International Style had its biggest impact in the US on NYC and just look down park ave to see those building

by RC_ITR 4y ago

I’m not sure I’m tracking what you’re getting at. International Style had its biggest impact in the US on NYC and just look down park ave to see those buildings getting torn down. Union Carbide being a great example. And the brutalism point confuses me, since plenty of brutalist buildings have been and will be torn down, but I doubt Harvard is going to get rid of it’s Le Corbisier and I bet in 60 years people will talk about how lucky they are to have the only built example of his work in the Western Hemisphere.

lmm 4y ago
> International Style had its biggest impact in the US on NYC and just look down park ave to see those buildings getting torn down. Union Carbide being a great example. My point is you saw a lot less of people complaining about how ugly the style was. > plenty of brutalist buildings have been and will be torn down, but I doubt Harvard is going to get rid of it’s Le Corbisier and I bet in 60 years people will talk about how lucky they are to have the only built example of his work in the Western Hemisphere. Bet most people will still think it's ugly, even in 60 years.