[tortarga]

These are most likely two separate problems. Car based urban planning which requires large wide roads, giant carparks and 'boxey houses' due to garages can overwhelm any other aesthetically pleasing design (notably green space).

Admiring the old brick styles of the ivy leagues is simple confirmation bias due to their academic prestige. There are plenty of beautiful Modernist buildings, it comes down to if the college is willingly to pay for it.

[tomjen3]

I would like to see some pictures of beautiful Modernist buildings.

I live in an apartment, but the house I grow up in had more lawn space than was used by the car.