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fasda t1_je3v3kf wrote

Reply to comment by SleepyHobo in Proposed new MSG by WatchesAndNYC

Because architects are one of the most insular industries around. Rich people only want award winning prestigious architects because they have no taste themselves and just compete with other people from that class and architects are the ones that give each other the awards

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SoothedSnakePlant t1_je402mr wrote

You're saying this like Calatrava isn't absolutely brilliant. The dude's a terrible architect if you're on the paying end for any of his work but he is a pretty technically gifted architect and his work is undeniably unique and usually incredibly beautiful.

Not sure what axe you have to grind with architecture, but it reeks of the same attitude as "Modern art sucks" people.

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fasda t1_je40wy3 wrote

If empty white liminal spaces out of scifi are your thing then sure he's your man. But more typical real spaces are full of clutter like benches and other signs of humans actually living there.

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SoothedSnakePlant t1_je414vb wrote

Just because something is white doesn't make it liminal or barren, blank white spaces can use their shape to give them character and personality, which Calatrava undeniably does. No one ever accused his work of having undistinctive shaping.

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Vex-valkyrie t1_je49kbk wrote

Tell me you missed the point of this post without telling me lol

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UnjustDuality t1_je4i5bk wrote

The character is empty like the modern American gilded soul. You can call it good. It just reminds me of rich people constructing their own cages of luxury.

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WorthPrudent3028 t1_je52rab wrote

Aren't Calatrava buildings expensive to maintain as well?

I like the WTC station though. However, I like the original design that opened on nice days better.

The worst redesign was 1 WTC. The original accepted design looked great. The shard with garden levels at the top. What was built is one of the ugliest buildings in the skyline.

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heaton5747 t1_je47xhd wrote

Someone get this guy out of the sub for having a completely rational take

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