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  1. Simonbob

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    I leaned vastly more outside of school, than in. Merely being interested in something, and asking about it found me learning so much more that I did in classrooms. I suspect that contributing might change the whole mental paradime for many, many people. Impotance is terrible for the human...
  2. Simonbob

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    Yup. But kids were working, contributing, from a young age. Marrying younger, too. Very different mindspace. I wonder how much we sacrifice by having everybody in school till 18?
  3. Simonbob

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    Heck, I live real close to my Dad, too. It's still really unusual, these days. Means nobody has much connections.
  4. Simonbob

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    Because it's majestic? And beautiful? Gothic buildings were designed to convey a specific set of emotions, to evoke the wonder of God in those who beheld them, and in general, they were sucsessful. Much of Modern buildings were just designed to stand up. They managed that, but nobody much...
  5. Simonbob

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    Brutalist is a Modern style, and the others aren't that much different. It's a major problem, actually. There's a considerable increase in mental problems in cities, and the more "Modern" the design, the higher the levels, I'm told.
  6. Simonbob

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    I don't have aircon. I don't work in aircon, either. Last of all, do you want to be depressed, because a lot of this horrible buildings will screw with your head.
  7. Simonbob

    Modernist Architects On a Crusade Against Beauty

    Ok, I agree, over all. After all, who thinks of passing their home to their kids? Who expects their kids to live with them? Only the 3rd worlders.
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