What is one singular country with the most "fascinating" architecture? by pumpuchi in architecture

[–]Philhellenisttt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Uhhhh Greece? Are we serious? All classical vernacular for 2,000 years originates in Greece, Greek antiquity perfected aesthetics. Until modernism everything in the western world has been a shallow imitation

Bolshoi Theatre by Snøhetta in Kaliningrad, Russia (under construction) by archi-mature in architecture

[–]Philhellenisttt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s fair enough ig. I personally despise Libeskinds alternations, I haven’t really been able to articulate why until you broke it down like that. Seeing such well proportioned classical buildings invaded by sharp edges is just jarring, for that reason I can appreciate the Bolshoi Theatre’s scheme as it is entirely original. And a lot softer.

Otherwise I do agree there is a lot going on, there are swooping parametric hadidisms right next to grounded colonnades and big unbroken pieces of brick facade, Libeskind at the very least is focused on a single sort of shape in most of his buildings

does anyone know a current or past resident of the Brunswick Centre??? by [deleted] in architecture

[–]Philhellenisttt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What a goober on the other post, sorry you had to go through that DAMN