On 21/05/2011 8:58 PM, stbenge wrote:
> I was going from what I could find here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture and also from the few
> buildings I've seen by Frank Lloyd Wright. There are some interesting
> ideas spanning many different styles, but by and large, most designs
> tend toward the utilitarian (form follows function) and simplistic.But
> I won't deny that there /are/ some buildings that manage to be useful
> /and/ look good.
>

Well you are not alone in your views. I could say that you are in the 
company of Prince Charles but I'm not that cruel. ;-)
This is a difficult subject to be objective about.
I saw many examples of attractive buildings in the link you posted. But 
then I was brought up in Glasgow, a very industrial city in my youth. I 
see beauty in lots of industrial settings. I even found the Oil Rigs I 
worked on had a strange beauty. The juxtaposition of wind farms against 
the beauty of nature is something I find attractive to look at. Even 
though I wouldn't want to live there.
I wonder, do you like the music of Bach?

> As a person who loves detailed art and stylized geometry, I find most
> modern architecture boring and just a little soul-destroying.

I do think that most modern housing is an eyesore.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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