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Originally Posted by LMich
...I've seen people (rightfully) complain about the architecture of their developments before on their social media, and their excuse couldn't be more patronizing: "Milennials like colors." More accurately it's that people don't generally care about architecture either way, or at least will tolerate bad architecture. Truth be told, as bad as Studio Intrigue is, whoever does Gilbert's stuff in Detroit also has a similar concept, at least as it relates to interior design. The only thing I'll give Studio Intrigue is that their work on smaller, commercial buildings is often inoffensive. Their stuff seems to work better on a smaller scale; the problem is scaling upwards...
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That "Millennials like colors" comment really grinds my gears whenever I hear it. And it's not just that the target occupants are unaware of good vs. bad architecture, it's that the Developers and Architects are too. This is a bigger industry-wide issue, especially on projects that don't have limitless budgets. So much of building today is based on this kit-of-parts, shop-and-save, slap-it-together, value-engineering philosophy, that instead of achieving good Architecture with thoughtful detailing, skilled labor, and quality materials, the Architect and / or Developer simply end up creating the illusion of something fresh and brilliant with splashes of color on cheap metal or fiber-cement panels. And as more projects do it, it becomes more acceptable.
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