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“People have the right to be angry, because all the ugliness they see is on purpose.” I like this quote and it gets at the heart of the matter especially in so
by PKop 3y ago
“People have the right to be angry, because all the ugliness they see is on purpose.”
I like this quote and it gets at the heart of the matter especially in some of the more ostentatious modern designs. It seems in some part purposely created to instill in you a disgust response, as if it is in protest of beauty and good taste.
Aside from that there is some boring pseud posturing to "subvert expectations" by calling attention to itself for being different (than what people actually like). Good for these citizens for standing up and saying no. The replacements in the article are so much better than the original modern designs.
- carlosjobim 3y agoThe purpose is to depress the citizens so that they don't get any ideas and keep in their place. If you are surrounded by beauty and grandeur you start getting ideas that don't fit with the low level of mind the rulers want you to have.
- Knee_Pain 3y agoYou realize the "beauty and grandeur" you are referencing comes from aristocratic families boasting about their wealth and making it obvious to the poor that they are better than everyone? The buildings you are thinking about were quite literally made to humiliate others and boost some rich guy's ego. So much for values and tradition
- SSLy 3y agoIs it? The most beautiful building in my city are late 19th/early 20th century brickhouse schools, hospitals, and rental condos.
- mcpackieh 3y agoYes I suspect so. Deliberately ugly buildings are intended to demoralize people. Beautiful buildings don't require great aristocratic wealth to build and maintain, and in fact the cost of ugly modern architecture is often far greater than conventional construction due to material and design problems caused by the architect's 'novelty'. When large amounts of money and effort are put into designing something that turns out to be extremely ugly, it's fair to conclude that it was intended to be ugly.