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  1. Yinko

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    During the formation of the United States there were two major contributing factors to the architecture chosen by the nascent government: the popular style at the time trended towards being more classical in England (this is the Georgian period where they were trying to blend together staid...
  2. Yinko

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    https://homebuyer.com/learn/house-styles According to that list it'd probably be called "Cottage Style". It's a fairly common and inoffensive housing style that is popular with real-estate industries due to its resale-ability.
  3. Yinko

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    I think a common critique of the detail of the gothic, and later baroque and rococo styles, is that when not pulled off correctly the fractal nature can be dizzying. I think this criticism became something of a lazy stance by modernists though, perhaps thinking that fractal designs were unique...
  4. Yinko

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    I think part of it is ratio. Classical styles tend to be very broad, and have lines that draw the eye to how wide they are. Gothic tend to be taller and have lines that draw the eye to heaven. There are other tricks as well, I'm sure, but those are the most obvious ones I've noted.
  5. Yinko

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    I agree with the videos, but I have a real problem with how confrontational they are. This isn't just an issue with this particular sect of commentators. There's another channel that I often agree with (Not Just Bikes) but tends to outright insult everyone outside of their target demographic...
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