> They are built faster not only because of CAD, better engineering
> practices, standardized materials and whatnot, but because they lack all
> those artsy arabesques and filigrans that adorn all nooks and cranies of
> old buildings. Today it is all about practical, safety and ergonamical
> concerns, any art or attempt at beauty is bare.

Or perhaps it's that, you know, fashions change?

(Plus, building a simple cube is probably vastly cheaper than building 
something beautiful. How many people can afford the extra cost?)

> all mirrors, glass and metal tubes covering some gigantic basic
> geometric figure. I guess most people can emulate these in povray SDL
> quite comfortably. Try doing that with old buildings, palaces and
> cathedrals... :D

Oh hell, have you *seen* the geometry that goes into some cathedrals? 
It's like a mathematician's dream... or nightmare... I'm not sure which.

I could look at those spandrels all day...

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