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Le Courbousier is what happened. He actually wanted to demolish Paris and put up a huge office park. But I love modern architecture. Try going to the Salk insti

by Gimpei 3y ago

Le Courbousier is what happened. He actually wanted to demolish Paris and put up a huge office park. But I love modern architecture. Try going to the Salk institute or even the Marin County Civic Center. It’s pretty mystical.

wouldbecouldbe 3y ago
Try going to Palma, Salk institute looks like a depressive lifeless concrete mess OCD creation. https://www.spain.info/en/destination/palma/ https://www.spain.info/en/destination/palma/
- bmicraft 3y ago
  It really does look depressing, even in the best photos
- coryrc 3y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salk_Institute_for_Biological_Studies#/media/File%3A2019_Salk_Institute_north_building_from_east.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salk_Institute_for_Biologica... is a picture of the named building. Your link, for me, puts up a beautiful (sandstone?) cathedral.
  - wouldbecouldbe 3y ago
    We have very different minds ;). I see why you like it, it's interesting in a desert clean kind of way. But it's not a loving livable place. I have a hard time believing most people will express the same kind of feeling of inspiration they have walking on the old cobblestone streets of for instance France or Italy. Or take a random Amsterdam outskirt, not famous at all, but lovely: https://www.ehr.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/71011393_5.jpg https://www.ehr.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/71011393_5.jpg
    - coryrc 3y ago
      Well, different climates have different building requirements and materials. Plus, a cathedral isn't meant for living in. I think you'd find that feeling walking the old market streets, covered by cloths to block most of the sun, bees buzzing around the honey vendor, people bustling by. I can't find the perfect picture, but https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M-g876LtXFs/maxresdefault.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M-g876LtXFs/maxresdefault.jpg isn't bad. That one's a little more tourist-focused and lacking in crowds than the exact street I'm remembering.
pas 3y ago
Brazilia (the city) is pretty nice. Getting rid of roads and keeping/extending parks is much easier there than, in either a suburban sprawl or in Barcelona. The "towers in the park" concept works, if the park is not just an artificial green desert. (And the towers are not the underfunded "projects"), for example Hong Kong (the island), with the green mountain and the walkable seaside promenades felt much more livable than even Barcelona.
Biganon 3y ago
Le Corbusier*

by Gimpei 3y ago

wouldbecouldbe 3y ago

Try going to Palma, Salk institute looks like a depressive lifeless concrete mess OCD creation. https://www.spain.info/en/destination/palma/ https://www.spain.info/en/destination/palma/

bmicraft 3y ago
It really does look depressing, even in the best photos
coryrc 3y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salk_Institute_for_Biological_Studies#/media/File%3A2019_Salk_Institute_north_building_from_east.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salk_Institute_for_Biologica... is a picture of the named building. Your link, for me, puts up a beautiful (sandstone?) cathedral.
- wouldbecouldbe 3y ago
  We have very different minds ;). I see why you like it, it's interesting in a desert clean kind of way. But it's not a loving livable place. I have a hard time believing most people will express the same kind of feeling of inspiration they have walking on the old cobblestone streets of for instance France or Italy. Or take a random Amsterdam outskirt, not famous at all, but lovely: https://www.ehr.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/71011393_5.jpg https://www.ehr.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/71011393_5.jpg
  - coryrc 3y ago
    Well, different climates have different building requirements and materials. Plus, a cathedral isn't meant for living in. I think you'd find that feeling walking the old market streets, covered by cloths to block most of the sun, bees buzzing around the honey vendor, people bustling by. I can't find the perfect picture, but https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M-g876LtXFs/maxresdefault.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M-g876LtXFs/maxresdefault.jpg isn't bad. That one's a little more tourist-focused and lacking in crowds than the exact street I'm remembering.

pas 3y ago

Brazilia (the city) is pretty nice. Getting rid of roads and keeping/extending parks is much easier there than, in either a suburban sprawl or in Barcelona. The "towers in the park" concept works, if the park is not just an artificial green desert. (And the towers are not the underfunded "projects"), for example Hong Kong (the island), with the green mountain and the walkable seaside promenades felt much more livable than even Barcelona.

Biganon 3y ago

Le Corbusier*