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Originally Posted by jbermingham123
That mindset would be called capitalism. in our society, buildings are designed for and by teams of people trying to make money (aka. companies). This means that functionality and low cost are the main goals in the design of almost every building. Any beauty in modern architecture is thus the result of a deliberate sacrifice of one or both of those goals.
Why these goals are sacrificed so often is something i do not understand. It actually really surprises me how many beautiful buildings there are in spite of this depressing reality. In a world of perfect capitalism, every building on Earth would look like the Verizon building or 1 Liberty Plaza or the Rockefeller center expansion buildings.. in that sense, the Verizon building is actually completely normal, and really we have just been spoiled by buildings with pretty designs.
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It is generally a more refreshing conversation when the topic remains on architecture and isn't used as an outlet to whine about what ails someone on that particular day. A counter point to your argument would be a further deviation from the topic, so your diatribe just hangs on the board regardless of how void of fact it may be.
With that being said, I do like building proposals that give us something other than pure glass facades to break the monotony and keep us from seeing nothing but reflections and reminds us of being in a fun house at the carnival. I certainly wouldn't want these breaks from the glass to come at all cost and would need to be constructed of a material that would age well and not end up looking cheap.