re: Why is Architecture so Bland Today?

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Brutalist architecture is meant to make you feel small and inadequate to the state.

It’s why a lot of govt buildings from the 50-80s have that shite sore style.

Brutalist. Not even once.

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This is the answer. Look at county courthouses in the south that were built between the CW and WW2, many are grand stately buildings that have lasted over 100 years. Those buildings were nice, even though built in poor communities.