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Re:Brutalist Churches by snowpid on Saturday April 27, 2024 @05:51AM (#40178719)
The impression of Unnatural comes from the fact, that brutalist forms don't exist in Nature. Concrete is everything but not a natural material. Showing it isnt natural.

I am still buffed they are people defending brutalism. It is one of the biggest mistake in Architecture and one day these buildings will vanish.

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Re:Brutalist Churches by SideburnsOfDoom on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:22AM (#40178834)
> I am still buffed they are people defending brutalism

You are confused, describing is not the same as defending.

> It is one of the biggest mistake in Architecture

I don't necessary agree, but I didn't even take a position on that.

> and one day these buildings will vanish.

Over enough time, so will all buildings. But the sturdy one will last longer.

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Re:Brutalist Churches by nequo on Saturday April 27, 2024 @10:48AM (#40180362)
Bricks and glass panels also don’t exist in nature. Only we humans bring them about, just as we do with concrete.
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Re:Brutalist Churches by snowpid on Saturday April 27, 2024 @11:23AM (#40180682)
The forms used in classical architecture are way more natural than just stupid plain concrete.
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Re:Brutalist Churches by SideburnsOfDoom on Saturday April 27, 2024 @11:00AM (#40180460)
Yes, it would be more natural to live in a cave or a wooden hut. There's a long essay on the subject from a guy named Ted who put it into practice.
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Re:Brutalist Churches by HeatrayEnjoyer on Saturday April 27, 2024 @11:18AM (#40180630)
Brutalism is beautiful
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