This week’s challenge: say some nice things about Brutalist architecture without it coming out sounding sarcastic. Here are some attempts.
- “That one looks pretty inviting.”
- “That actually makes a dramatic end to the green-roof part of campus.”
- “I can see how the concrete fountain the plaza originally had would have balanced the composition.”
- “Hey, that’s right, this side does look like a child’s harmonica.”
- “It’s the way the entrance looms over people that makes gives the building character.”
- “I would not have guessed this was built in 1975.”
- “The patio area certainly doesn’t need plants.”
- “It’s not until a winter storm that you appreciate those concrete pillars on the southern side.”
- “It’s very effective in the way it overpowers the people walking around it.”
All that concrete exudes a warm invitation to come on in, no need to put out a welcome mat!
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There we go, see? There could certainly be a building like that.
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Realtor to hipster couple: “I have a charming minimalist building you will just love!” (i’m really bad at these, but I tried LOL).
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probably should have said “charming mid-century modern”
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I appreciate the trying! And I can picture some like that, actually.
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Oh, and I really do like Brutalist architecture. *laugh* Check out this rad video! http://curbed.com/archives/2015/01/27/st-peters-seminary-scotland-drone-tour.php
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I concede that it’s hard to find Brutalist architecture that people like, but there are examples. This post was inspired, in fact, by my love pointing out a photograph of a 1973 campus building that, from that angle and in that light, looked sincerely charming and my realization that I couldn’t say that and be believed.
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