When you make a mistake in avant garde art, then is a mistake, it ends there with few victims if any. But a experiment in avant garde architecture, gone wrong, will fuck up entire neighborhoods and even cities for decades.
I also think the adoption of modernist post-war architecture in the UK was for cost reasons - we were a poor nation in 1945 and it was convenient and quick to turn to concrete blocks. But of course a lot of it has proved short-sighted and/or poorly constructed, and much of the post-war output has itself been replaced
these were a true gift, thank you for sharing!
These lectures are fantastic! They've helped me a lot.
Raymond Erith seems like such an interesting person, would love to learn more about him and his architecture!
Great video. Glad to see Charles Holden's stations get a mention
by far your most fascinating video
Really great video. The slide from classical buildings to horrific bland towers. Lets hope it's reversed one day
When you make a mistake in avant garde art, then is a mistake, it ends there with few victims if any. But a experiment in avant garde architecture, gone wrong, will fuck up entire neighborhoods and even cities for decades.
I also think the adoption of modernist post-war architecture in the UK was for cost reasons - we were a poor nation in 1945 and it was convenient and quick to turn to concrete blocks. But of course a lot of it has proved short-sighted and/or poorly constructed, and much of the post-war output has itself been replaced
The sad reality is that architecture today has moved too far away from ornament - architecture has become a byword for “cheap” in appearance