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> rising to a weirdly phallic nipple You know, skyscrapers are always accused of being phallic in a Freudian way, and I think that's unfair. What other shape w
by karaterobot 3y ago
> rising to a weirdly phallic nipple
You know, skyscrapers are always accused of being phallic in a Freudian way, and I think that's unfair. What other shape would you design for high-population density structures, in an urban environment, above ground? And here's an example of a building which is definitely not phallic looking, and it's still being called phallic while being compared to a body part that is not phallic at all, nor does the nipple-esque adornment itself look in any way phallic. And yet. So what does a building have to do to not be called phallic?
Mostly joking, I liked the article.
- thriftwy 3y ago25-storey Russian apartment blocks (or Chinese for that matter?) do not look phallic at all, since they are often longer than they are high[1], and have thin profile. Think a square with a courtyard. It's only when skyscraper meets dense city grid do phallos proliferate. Or in vanity projects like Burj Khalifa or Gazprom Corn Cob. 1. https://m.vk.com/wall-37349342_98635 https://m.vk.com/wall-37349342_98635