then it comes down to the principles, then–let’s set aside objective superiority. if most people like the older looks, should they be made to live and work around buildings that they find unpleasant? (and it really is an active dislike–I look at your last example and on an instinctive level feel that cantilevered (?) projection is threatening me, like it can choose to crush me if I walk under it) or is it problematic that this leads to Kincadeification? then again, is that different than architects’ being constrained by the current expectation of what a contemporary building should look like?
That’s true about people being able to work in a place they love, I think it would be a fun challenge to see if you could create a city with a mix of these different styles in a way that everyone can enjoy to an extent
I think a lot of why I like brutalism is it gives off faint retro-futurism vibes. Like a cool future dystopia or an evil megacorp headquarters. like this
then it comes down to the principles, then–let’s set aside objective superiority. if most people like the older looks, should they be made to live and work around buildings that they find unpleasant? (and it really is an active dislike–I look at your last example and on an instinctive level feel that cantilevered (?) projection is threatening me, like it can choose to crush me if I walk under it) or is it problematic that this leads to Kincadeification? then again, is that different than architects’ being constrained by the current expectation of what a contemporary building should look like?
That’s true about people being able to work in a place they love, I think it would be a fun challenge to see if you could create a city with a mix of these different styles in a way that everyone can enjoy to an extent
agreed! and I’ll confess that while I know it’s a cliche to more learned people, “brutalism but covered in plants” can appeal to even me :)
I think a lot of why I like brutalism is it gives off faint retro-futurism vibes. Like a cool future dystopia or an evil megacorp headquarters. like this
Ahh see that makes me want to run screaming into the forest, so, potato potato