A Soviet-era airport, once the height of luxury, faces demolition in Armenia

Re:A Soviet-era airport, once the height of luxury, faces de... by fergie on Friday September 21, 2018 @07:33AM (#18038894)

In 10 years time these soviet-era monuments are going to be coveted and preserved.

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Re:A Soviet-era airport, once the height of luxury, faces de... by expathacker on Friday September 21, 2018 @07:55AM (#18039004)

Will we have a hipster fad of "Retro-brutalism"?

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Re:A Soviet-era airport, once the height of luxury, faces de... by firasd on Friday September 21, 2018 @08:08AM (#18039069)

I think the Delhi metro is a good example of appropriate contemporary usage of brutalism: https://imgur.com/a/oJm9qHy

If the concrete was plastered and painted it would look bad after only a couple months in the sun and rain. (Medieval rulers had a similar idea but using red sandstone instead of concrete: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Fort#/media/File:Red_Fort_... )

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