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Re:The mid in fake midcentury modern by chasd00 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @03:12PM (#33899600)
i was in Copenhagen last summer and walked by both. :shrug: I liked them just fine.
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Re:The mid in fake midcentury modern by dmitriid on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @04:56PM (#33900855)
The main problem with them isn't just that they are ugly. Or that they form no coherent whole.

The main problem is that they completely ignore the place they are: the city, the country, the nation. It's the same haphazard collection of steel, concrete and glass with no rhyme or reason that you can find anywhere: from the third world countries [1] to right smack in the center of a medieval city.

They are all devoid of any character (unless the character is "yet another soulless something").

Sorry for the TikTok link, but I can't get this from my mind: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFb14MTT/

[1] This is from my home town. https://maps.app.goo.gl/JnU2AphqF1nPyfnH7?g_st=ic The only reason it didn't win any awards is because no one wins awards for building ugly stuff in Moldova. Otherwise it's no different from Copenhagen Opera.

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