Is Grunderzeit (1890s-style) architecture still used for new buildings in Central Europe? (country, work)

[GSPNative]

I love “Grunderzeit” architecture: the beautiful architecture that was used in Central European cities around 1890. Gorgeous buildings covered in elegant details, both inside and outside. Limestone facades covered in beautiful ornamentation is classic, timeless and beautiful.

Question: are new buildings still built using “Grunderzeit” architecture, even today?

In the US, plenty of buildings are still built using historical styles. But the most common historical styles in the US (and its mother country, England) were brick exteriors with minimal ornamentation. So it’s inexpensive and easy to build new buildings in the US that use old styles. Grunderzeit architecture is more elegant and probably more expensive.

Thanks!

[Veritas Vincit]

The answer is no it is not. It hasn't been used, well, since that time period. New residential multi-tenant development in Europe isn't that different architecturally from that in North America - modernist and functional.





That's a new development in Zurich, Switzerland. As you can see, there is nothing remarkable about it. It could be in Maryland or Canada or anywhere really.

[ABQConvict]

It should be pointed out that when Grunderzeit architecture was popular in central Europe, the late 19th century, the height of architecture in the US was not the modern, unornamented style one thinks of today. The most popular styles were Beaux-Arts, Gothic, and Neoclassical styles.

These are some examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in NYC New York City:

By Bjeffway - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/inde...curid=13128879

By Elisa Rolle - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/inde...curid=21162251

By Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA - The Kenilworth, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/inde...curid=80475407