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Re:Crimes in Concrete by rmason on Monday May 13, 2019 @04:25PM (#19903568)
It's always been kind of amazing to me that people will get all upset over a building but that often changes with time. Same thing with a piece of art. Locally here there was a most controversial design for a parking garage. People just hated it but now its almost adored.

https://foursquare.com/v/the-habitrail-parking-garage/4eb994...

Same thing with the new Broad Art Museum by the late architect Zaha Hadid. Totally looks out of place in a Big 10 college town. Yet inside the light is the most fantastic of any art museum I've ever visited in the world.

https://www.archdaily.com/293358/eli-edythe-broad-art-museum...

Course sometimes something is built with zero redeeming value. I'd wager that something built from concrete can be beautiful.

Re:Crimes in Concrete by c0vfefe on Monday May 13, 2019 @07:55PM (#19905304)
I'm familiar with both those buildings, and can attest to the fact that sometimes the boldest and inscrutable design decisions eventually become the most well-loved. High risk, high reward.
Re:Crimes in Concrete by jonhendry18 on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @06:08PM (#19914321)
The color on the parking garage helps.

Compare this monster in New Haven.

https://nrsys.com/site/wp-content/uploads/temple_street.jpg