Over time, architecture has the ability to transform society or communities. Society transforms architecture over time. If the subject and object impact each other to effect change, what would this relationship be called? — Warren
One thing I learned is that most people can not tell the difference between good and cheap wine. Those who can are few. — Warren
Architecture has always reflected, and attempted to lead, popular culture by converting idealistic academic concepts into practical material forms. For example, Gothic churches reflected the power and glory of the empirical Catholic church. At the same time, those churches were symbolic of the heavenly aspirations of the common people.Over time, architecture has the ability to transform society or communities. Society transforms architecture over time. If the subject and object impact each other to effect change, what would this relationship be called? Transformative architecture seems one way. — Warren
Very attractive to me. The lines -- the glorious symmetrical lines.Again, in the early 20th century, radical architects --- inspired by the rise of Socialist aspirations for an egalitarian society --- attempted to transform their oppressive industrial cities with housing for factory workers. One proud and sad example was Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation in Marseille — Gnomon
In some cases, this effect is extreme, such as indigenous populations being introduced into Western ways of living — Warren
Here's one my favorite German architectures: — Caldwell
I had a dream I was in a place with nothing but Hundertwasser building. Somehow I didn't feel at ease.Hundertwasser. — Raymond
Tom, it was an instant attraction of those buildings when I took art, and I couldn't look at other buildings such as Hundertwasser's in awe.Seems to be a matter of taste and timing. This minimalist, anti-ornate, geometric style has been a widely celebrated retro fetish for some years now. — Tom Storm
I had a dream I was in a place with nothing but Hundertwasser building. Somehow I didn't feel at ease — Caldwell
Architecture was and is considered of great importance to express state power and give people a sense of being submitted to the system. In modern-day cities, the dominance of global corporations and economy is expressed by huge towers baring the names of companies. They are usually created by architects without an milligram of fantasy, and mainly impress by size and a basic mathematical structure as the expression of an overwhelming power and mathematical efficiency, giving the individual a sense of utter unimportance. — Raymond
I want to visit you in Dijon. :)Little a bit of context: it's a scene from Cyrano de Bergerac with Gerard Depardieu, in Dijon, where I was born. :cool: Cyrano de Bergerac is a traditional french play, really well known for its consistent use of rhyme and wit. Gerard Depardieu, is like, the best actor ever. It's like two giants meeting up, creating a masterpiece and it happened here, in front of this tiny restaurant. If have a decent literacy in french, I highly suggest you watch it. The word play is impeccable. — john27
Maybe you're right. I'm not adventurous enough to like his buildings -- a gentle push, in my mind, is enough to cause a fall.The dream reflects the unconscious longing for being in his paradise. Your not feeling at ease in his paradise reflects your attachment to the enormity of the architecture you are used to. It's a conflict between the place you want to be and the place you're born into. The tension expresses itself in the nightmare you had. You're afraid to break free but the longing is there.
Or you just don't like his buildings. They look if they can fall down because of a gentle push. — Raymond
And so was the construction of banks -- in the past, banks were constructed with bricks and stones to make them appear like it's protecting the gazillion amount of cash in the vault inside. It's for appearances.I was always struck by architect Albert Speer's observation that in building Third Reich structures they be made robustly, with the right materials — Tom Storm
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