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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
I'm having a really hard time vibing with neo-traditionalist architecture discourse. Like, I like beauty, but I just find the thing on the left much more beautiful than the thing on the right. (left image mine, right from @Western_Trad on twitter) Am I... missing something? https://i.imgur.com/Cqm1D2g.jpg
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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
Also I think the style on the left is better in one important subtle way: it's more robust to dissent. The left with one building from the right looks much nicer than the right with one building from the left. So it's a style more compatible with architectural freedom.
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QJ
@qj
Do you think dark mode and adding rainbow palette lighting to the right would change anything for you?
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Jonny Mack
@nonlinear.eth
check out the timeless way of building by christopher alexander. he offers compelling explanations for why some buildings look beautiful, feel good, contain life, and are part of a cohesive whole https://www.amazon.com/Timeless-Way-Building-Christopher-Alexander/dp/0195024028/
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For me it depends on the lens — is it a place I want to visit or live in ?
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@dcposch.eth
it's not about "old building good, new building bad" it's just that, for a list of reasons including financialization and bureaucracy, beauty is rarely prioritized. it's easiest to see in everyday architecture, at ground level. my favorite example: https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1539993503442272256
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@pugson
people who romanticize the right side probably never had to grow up there. for me it stems from disliking toxic religious traditionalism when growing up in Eastern Europe. modernity gives me more hope of a world created by people with less oppressive values, one where it’s okay to be yourself and to think different
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@mk
I think a lot of the feelings come from the street level experience.
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@emmabwaldron
the left symbolizes the future, a techno optimistic approach to cityscape the right, a traditional historical reminder of the communities of our past we wouldn’t have the left w/out the right 🙃 but yes the left is so super cool!
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@libovness
The image on the right has interesting, intricate detail at street level that showcases human ingenuity and imagination. The image on the left at street level is straight lines made of steel and glass.
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@binji.eth
Day vs nighttime makes all the difference here imo in an objective sense. Subjectively, I would argue that the picture on the left invokes more of a techno futurist vibe that falls in tandem with your work so your brain subliminally finds such things more enticing.
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@lsn
Left looks much worse in the light, which is when most people see them. Nonetheless, hope you enjoy this photo of London at 1am https://i.imgur.com/BIbI9z5.jpg
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@matthewmorek
And yet people leave the modern and vibrant cities and travel far to the forgotten parts of the world, just to admire the beauty of these places, and be in the presence of artists and engineers of the past who made it all happen. You don’t have to “vibe” with something to appreciate its beauty and character.
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Many great points. Architecture like design, is about people. When we design a website we think about how a user will roam through, how they will act, feel. With structures (AND) the space around them, we ask: how will humans walk around? Feel with towering concrete built at scales that far surpass themselves?
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I think that good modern architecture is amazing (Bloomberg European HQ attached). The problem is that many of new buildings are just ugly and non-creative https://i.imgur.com/4JE4sPH.jpg
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@syed
I think it the lights that made the one on the left beautiful. I agree with you but if we take away the lights then would it also be as beautiful? Or maybe we put LED lights and turn the right into a gaming pc and see if that makes a diff?
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@mattlee
I like the impracticality of traditional architecture. Modern makes some compromises for beauty, but nothing like random unnecessary spires and domes. Modern architecture sends the message: "be productive", while traditional sends the message "there is more to this world than what you see"
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You’re insane right dude much prettier
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Simon de la Rouviere
@simondlr
I prime for novelty/dynamism. A neighbourhood with HOA imposed styles to protect "neighbourhood character". YUCK. Japanese-style "build what you want" and only taking into account reasonable shade/wind restrictions to your neighbours? Best.
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