The problem with fugly buildings is that the cancer spreads to the immediate environs, detracting from what otherwise might be a decent urban fabric. Many Brutalist buildings simply do not have any human scale or consideration for fitting into the cityscape. I disagree with the notion of a false dichotomy that all building styles are somehow equally good/bad, ugly/pretty. Same goes for clothing styles, music, etc. There are better styles and better periods.
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. (Bertrand Russell)
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