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by kstenerud 1836 days ago
I for one will be glad to witness the demise of modern architecture, and a return to human friendliness. I'm tired of being crushed by some grand architect's great ego piece, or "utilitarian" philosophies of living spaces.
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I completely agree.

Modern architecture has been such a mistake.

And this has nothing to do with my political views.

In fact it makes me sad that poor folks more commonly have to deal with living in these bland monoliths.

What constitues human friendliness to you? The Memphis School?
One example taken directly from my life is that the exterior of older buildings offer dramatically more shelter from the elements to both passerby and the homeless. Modern buildings will rarely have doorways or awnings to shelter in.

And when they do they are often built to a gigantic scale that is drafty and relatively exposed.

Nooks and crannies vs 90 degrees of flat concrete.

Brick, wood, stone vs stainless steel and glass.

Window sills with moulding you can sit on. That's warm because its made of wood.

Which buildings look closer to a prison?