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Does anyone feel that architecture is a lost art in the United States? One thing that gets to me is how every single subdivison has the same faux colonial look to it. I could take a random house in Dallas, Chicago, New Jersey, and California and outside of landscape who'd know?
Any other architectural nerds out there? Who feels the way I do?
Does anyone feel that architecture is a lost art in the United States? One thing that gets to me is how every single subdivison has the same faux colonial look to it. I could take a random house in Dallas, Chicago, New Jersey, and California and outside of landscape who'd know?
Any other architectural nerds out there? Who feels the way I do?
there is great love for Ayn Rand--Atlas Shrugged, I can tell you that.
I have heard a few things from those who design buildings, cities that they are obsessed with perfection and study the past intensely to incorporate lasting legacies in each project.
Of course, they think freely and will defend any choice made aggressively or ignore those that are less important.
Does anyone feel that architecture is a lost art in the United States? One thing that gets to me is how every single subdivison has the same faux colonial look to it. I could take a random house in Dallas, Chicago, New Jersey, and California and outside of landscape who'd know?
Any other architectural nerds out there? Who feels the way I do?
Judge for yourself.
( This is just an example - look at the older style of architecture in the US)
architectural designs--'somewhere' in downtown Atlanta there are a few buildings that resemble buildings in Manchester --UK in general.
---Inman Park --lst neighborhood build after the Civil War--Victorian bungalows and more---very English in many parts of Atlanta--the victorian influence is evident all over the city in subtle ways.
The skyscrapers--GA TECH--certain they study every building on the globe and put their personal style on whatever they design.
The Hartsfield-Jackson airport a great deal of discussion on its design continues--i would have no idea where those that get ideas for airports get their vision. It is good--and it works pretty well--'busiest'--IIRC--never certain where Atlanta ranks on anything. #1 for crime--near the very bottom in Education---that is what we usually hear.
Last edited by TakeAhike; 05-07-2011 at 03:40 PM..
Older American architecture is interesting (what's left of it) because once Americans actually valued athestics. That era is long gone, just like American creativity and imagination. Now we're making every city just another American Dullsville.
It is interesting to read about architects. I don't have much spatial ability--and really can't do precise detailed work. The mind is fascinating, the processing of information. For some subjects it is really best to have an expert who understands how to communicate clearly. I chose elementary education--to strike a neutral point and then reinterpret the information to each mind seemed close to impossible many times. I admire those who do what they do well.
Greenspace is now a priority.
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? Who feels the way I do?
