I think art deco is one of my favorites. It still has a clean, modern look that ages surprisingly well, even a century later.
Art deco, full stop.
Absolutely gonna agree with OP. Art deco is absolutely amazing and 100% my pic.
I’m a sucker for that 60’s retrofuturism. The sleek, clean, and curved design of it all with such an optimistic view of the future is such a satisfying and happy vibe
Haussmanian , as in multi-story mixed use buildings : 6 or 7 floors. Bottom floor is for businesses. Top floor is subdivided in small but cheap one bedrooms. Built in an H, O or U footprint with a central courtyard for the whole building to share. Facade can have art nouveau architectural elements but whatever is cheap is good.
There’s some good Art Deco in Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley
Any style older than 60 years that is not brutalism.
Things used to have decor before, we’ve moved to a functionality only infrastructure, it’s always done in the cheapest way possible and it’s sort of depressing
I’m reminded of this video about how changes to the construction industry starting in the '50s resulted in the loss of ornamentation in architecture
Cool, yet unfortunate.
Waterfall. Agile is a mess.
Nice.
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Cool, if it’s also Art Nouveau.
Big beautiful brutalistic concrete block with some fucking space!
too real
Mud huttingdon:
I fully expect that to make a comeback in the aftermath of the climate wars.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Mud walls are great insulators, and keep really cool during the intense summer heat
Yeah, art deco is definitely high on that list. Also brutalism. I especially love brutalist interiors.
Living in Germany I can’t stand any more brutalism. It has become the “standard” because it’s just the cheapest to leave the raw concrete exposed.
Fair enough, to each their own. Although brutalism is more than just exposed concrete, that is definitely the signature thing.
Ah yes, the evil villain hideout style. Not a fan of it myself but it does have something cool about it.
Fair enough. I also love it for office buildings and such, like in this example from The Oldest House in Control, or Luthen’s shop or Coruscant in Andor.
Honestly it does look good in a way yeah. Especially for the mega structures. Nice
Art Deco and Art Nouveau both are great in my eyes. (Neo-)Gothic cathedrals and churches are also wonderful.
But one more regional thing: I really like the Brick Gothic style. It is robust against wear and tear and still looks great.
Check out art deco metal band Imperial Triumphant
Actual decoration instead of just cheap sheetrock and Metal fixtures.
Also houses for everyone
Brutalism and Art Deco, not together obviously, but +1000 points to Affordable Housing @[email protected] lol
Art Nouveau. It looks so whimsical. I’d also like a Gothic/Gothic Revival.
