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This thread is depressing.
Well, I understand that, I like simple spaces too, but I also understand that there are others who don't, there are others who like decoration and ornamentation, that doesn't make them 'fools' or 'degenirate' as was Loos' view, and that's the important point, Le Corbusier wanted to impose his view onto others without considering what they wanted. That's a conceit.
A photo from a couple months ago from my favorite cheese shop in Paris, Chez Virginie. She's also a delight.
I agree on the first part. But I kind of like artists that want to impose their esthetic views on the whole world; they should be convinced about and committed to their work, shouldn't they?
There are always other authorities and mechanisms that will tame their fire.
Yes, but a building is more than just a piece of art. That's an important distinction.
You would like to think so, but history tells us otherwise.
I wrote 'esthetic views', because that's the part that I'm interested in, but there are more parts of course (which, admittedly, I'm less interested in). Let's just say that the world hasn't turned in white concrete.
Corb isn't without his fans:
Corb isn't without his fans:
He actually only built one building in the US (two in the Americas.) I've always liked it: