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The Orlando Public Library is a little too brutalist for my taste, but is an interesting example of board-formed concrete: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange
by munificent 3y ago
The Orlando Public Library is a little too brutalist for my taste, but is an interesting example of board-formed concrete:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County_Library_System#/media/File:Orlando_Public_Library_corner.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County_Library_System#/...
- tomcam 3y agongl I think it looks pretty good. Way more visual interest than I expected
- IshKebab 3y agoYeah a big downside of concrete construction seems to be that a significant proportion of builders/architects just say "fuck it, we'll leave the bare concrete exposed" and you end up with monstrosities like that.
- archsurface 3y agoThey're not saying "fuck it", it's a deliberate aesthetic.
- himinlomax 3y agoNot all bare concrete construction is a brutalist nightmare, look up Tadao Ando's work.
- IshKebab 3y agoThis is pretty much the first thing that came up when I searched for him: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPq8IzhBMH8PJBuKcVSkws9TMUkqAvjrw5_c-3j=s1360-w1360-h1020 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPq8IzhBMH8PJBuKcVS...