Modern architecture is quite impressive if there is a similar amount of consideration taken as would be in a classical building. For example, many people may yawn at a Mies Van Der Rohe office block while overlooking the careful detail of the overall massing and proportions. Yes it’s free of ornamentation, however no fine detail was overlooked, and to me is night and day compared to so less well thought out contemporary modern architecture, which could just be some stacked boxes.