Deep thought for the day:
Modern man is in a terrible predicament. He is helplessly enamored with the beauty of what the old world built, yet despises the beliefs that inspired them to build it.
Discuss.
@obihahn the new world has brought us further and further away from nature with urbanization and artificial bullshit..the old world represents a past when we were at least closer to nature
Modern architecture is not so much enhancing and working with nature as it is a fight against nature.
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Old world architecture challenged man to rationalize his place in the inevitable encroachment of time and his rather miniscule place in the universe.
It was a constant reminder of both our bold stance in the face of nature itself, but also the inevitability of the crush of time. It was inspirational in a way that spoke to people outside of government or religion - and as such, had to be eliminated.
Which would you rather pass through on your way to work?
@amiko @useless_idiot @Mesooohahny @obihahn Interesting thoughts on why we don't see new architecture like that any more. After the Chicago fire in 1871, this technology came out on top (for a while) and still stands in many places. It was tricky to get right and few people could do it. Dr. Ochsendorf at MIT is a big fan of this stuff.
@daniel
Certainly not all of them, but when it comes to a few constructs like Star Forts or the grandiose greco-roman structures spread throughout the world, I can't help but wonder if they were built by a previous civilization and only appropriated...aka "founded" by our own.
My practical side says it's a function of economies. Labor used to be cheap, and building materials expensive to both procure and transport. Today, the exact opposite is true.
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