A poetic vision of Paris’ crumbling suburban high rises

Re:A poetic vision of Paris’ crumbling suburban high rises by mozumder on Friday October 02, 2015 @04:32AM (#10317347)

The best one is the Bangladesh National Assembly Building: http://architectuul.com/architecture/national-assembly-build...

I think a lot of brutalist architecture gets a bad rap because it became so commonplace in the mid 20th century. Just like anything that's done "too-much", it became overdone as lesser and lesser architects created less inspirational designs.

PS. Also loved the old Best stores, with ACTUAL crumbling facades as a self-aware statement of consumerism: http://www.failedarchitecture.com/the-ironic-loss-of-the-pos...

So good.. you could say they were the Best.

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Re:A poetic vision of Paris’ crumbling suburban high rises by sutro on Friday October 02, 2015 @08:32AM (#10318031)

Have you ever seen the documentary "My Architect?" It was made by the son of Louis Kahn, architect of the Bangladesh National Assembly Building, a building which plays a central role in the film. The film is excellent.

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