View Single Post
  #56  
Old Posted Jan 24, 2007, 3:58 PM
Urbanpdx Urbanpdx is offline
BANNED
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 561
Quote:
Originally Posted by zilfondel View Post
You should take a look at the new Living Room theater, or the Doug Fir to get an idea of what reborn-minimalist modernism looks like. Pick up a copy of Dwell, or Arch Record - Modernism is very alive and is all over the world. Portland just happens to be extremely backwater in regards to Architecture. Perhaps it was founded 30 years ago by people who hate Modernism?
All you have to do is watch movies, sit-coms or commercials to see what "style" is hot now. 90% of the sets are in modern or mid-century spaces. Go watch an movie from the 90's, very little modernism, mostly craftsman and colonial houses (Home alone, Father of the bride, Rosanne, Everybody loves Raymond, etc) . Go back to the early 80's and you'll see victorians (Cosby show, Facts of Life).
Reply With Quote