On 24/05/2011 7:39 PM, stbenge wrote:
> Some of those buildings were just horrible, others were better. My
> dislike of modern architecture is probably not going to stop me from
> rendering such things in the future, though. I might have already...
>

The low cost ones are an affront to the sensibilities.

>> I
>> see beauty in lots of industrial settings. I even found the Oil Rigs I
>> worked on had a strange beauty.
>
> Yeah. There's this old cement plant nearby, totally industrial. Ugly
> stuff, though strangely captivating. A blast to explore simply for its
> nightmarish aspect (and the dizzying heights).
>

It is even better to be inside these buildings at night with surreal 
lighting.
Before oil rigs piped the gas ashore they flared/burned it off. The 
flickering orange light was magic. Quite hypnotic at night.

>> I wonder, do you like the music of Bach?
>
> Somewhat.
>

His work is quite geometric with themes weaving in and out of each 
other. Some of them very low frequency rhythms.

>>> 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.
>
> Especially when the same design is copied over and over, in a big row :(

I feel sorry for the people who have to live in them.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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