tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post1594459298188652356..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: The Smithsonian GardenJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-24953992016278434032014-08-05T21:23:17.071-04:002014-08-05T21:23:17.071-04:00The founders of brutalism would be aghast that you...The founders of brutalism would be aghast that you find "beauty" in their work; "beauty" was a concept they dismissed as sentimental nonsense. (Louis Kahn: "to make a thing deliberately beautiful is a dastardly act.") I, in turn, dismiss them as deranged enemies of civilization.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-36812267558755699822014-08-03T02:55:42.510-04:002014-08-03T02:55:42.510-04:00Not a fan Brutalism, eh?
To playfully take on the...Not a fan Brutalism, eh?<br /><br />To playfully take on the role of devil's advocate, I'm not big on the Faux Norman myself, although I don't mind it as much as you seem to mind the appearance of (what I am pretty certain is) the US Department of Energy building.<br /><br />I think they each have their own good and bad points, depending on your point of view. I personally try to find the beauty inherent in each of the two styles, and then balance that against things like how they handle their respectical <i>practical</i> architectural concerns.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com