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[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Why do all thing need to look like these soulless glass metal and concrete blobs. Like bruh, why not build something cool lime a Roman Temple, European Castle, Viking Longhouse, Ancient Chinese Pagoda ...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Epic (software company) has a really cool campus near Madison, WI where all of the buildings are different styles of architecture. One of them is a giant dairy barn.

https://www.epic.com/visiting/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Ok that is epic indeed

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Those would be far more expensive to produce, needing specific skilled craftsmen. Not that glass production is easy, but compared to hand-carved wood and stone the labor hours alone is a staggering difference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

These are done by architects rather than designers. Usefulness isn’t a consideration, only form and aesthetics matter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Architects are designers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think glass metal and concrete blobs are cool.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

highly skilled labor shortage and time. eventually ai architects will 3D print incredible stuff that is completely unmaintainable.