An even more extreme response to modernism is Ann Sussman's claim that it originated from trauma and mental illness: https://commonedge.org/the-mental-disorder

An even more extreme response to modernism is Ann Sussman's claim that it originated from trauma and mental illness: https://commonedge.org/the-mental-disorders-that-gave-us-modern-architecture/ https://commonedge.org/the-mental-disorders-that-gave-us-mod... Although I agree with her that traditional, ornamental design is more beautiful, something bothers me about her line of argument; it seems cheap and patronizing to take ideas expressed with rigor and good faith by talented people and dismiss them w/o engaging them intellectually. Nevertheless, its an interesting point of view