01-02-2015, 01:26 AM
I tend to think that "bad architecture" and "fantastic example of brutalism" are interchangeable terms, but I grudgingly accept that many beautiful buildings torn down during the ascendancy of brutalism were, at that time, popularly thought to be out of date and ugly. However UW, along with many other Ontario Universities, have campuses that should keep us well provided with examples of brutalism well into the future.
(12-22-2014, 07:53 PM)REnerd Wrote:(12-22-2014, 07:24 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: I don't jgsz is by any means alone in his dislike of brutalist structures. And just because a building belongs to a well defined architectural style it does not mean it is necessarily worth preserving.
Your first comment is pretty much what Canard is talking about. Just because common opinion about a building is that it is 'crap' doesn't downgrade it to demolition worthy/the dustbin. Tastes in architecture change with time, I think great examples should always (...almost always?) be preserved. I imagine a day where people would lament its loss like old city hall....
I happen to quite like this building as well. How many 'likes' does it need to get it off of the Hall of Shame .