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Old Posted Aug 3, 2011, 6:21 AM
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Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork View Post
No it has succeeded, think about it this way. The philosophy behind modernism is the concept that something can be beautiful without being grandeur or overdone but rather by being simple. In nature as beings evolve they become less complex and eventually revert to a state of simplicity. Architecture has come to a point where engineering now rules it,pushing the limits not on a level of beauty but rather on a level of science.Human beings have used science to make a complex art simple while still being interesting when looked at in depth.Which in reality is the destiny of all things. Through modernism we have more sustainable designs, more flexibility in designs, better urban centers that better serve the economy and create a new broad aesthetic spectrum that can revolutionize any city. Modernism may have given us the bland brick and concrete apartment complexes that flood many cities but lest we forget all its triumphs.
Yet appreciation for craftsmanship and detail will endure. I'm not going to say one period of architecture is better than the other. Both have their merits and downfalls. However Penn Station was replaced by a mundane edifice. For most people, MSG is a forgettable building.
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