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The National Congress building in Brasilia is hideous:   And go figure, it was designed in the 60s. Apparently the bowl and dome are the seats where the senate and congress meet, and a few years back their air force broke a bunch of windows with a low-level flyby. But really, it just looks more like a set from a low-budget 80s scifi movie than a seat of state power. It just needs a synth soundtrack and the white-jumpsuited, golf cart driving security forces of a opressive utopian regime. (as opposed to Brazil's actual black-clad military death squads)
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The Glumslinger posted:Bonus, here is the nearby Air and Space museum, with the addition designed by Frank Gehry It puts me in the mind of a (inverted) phased radar array, so kinda appropriate for a aerospace museum I guess. 
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If the typical urban legends say that brutalist buildings at schools were originally designed to be part of a prison, then one can only presume that Boston City Hall was originally intended to function as a fortification in defending Boston against a potential Soviet invasion of the east coast.   
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It's the next level of spite house technology.
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Accretionist posted:Houston in the '80s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUj3P72gzWo
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It's like a casino combined with a projects.
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MikeJF posted:Maybe as you do that move the zeitcafe to the right of the main hall where the bike racks are, I hate having things stick out the front and interrupt what was clearly meant to be a big sheet entrance. Like we won't know we want a coffee unless we literally bump into it on the way in, having it a few feet away apparently isn't enough. It looks like it's set up so that the coffee shop is fully enclosed and has a separate outside entrance. To me it makes sense since it means people stopping to get a cup of coffee won't be going inside the station and then straight back out, or can get their coffee and go through to their train, and it's probably going to be quieter inside than if it was open to the station.  
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Rah! posted:
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Maoist Pussy posted:One thing that makes concrete nicer is stucco or some sort of stone facade. Unless you live in the desert, stucco is basically "yes I want water damage."
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Imagine being the sucker who's gotta drive the Google Streetview car through that place.
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GlassEye-Boy posted:I think the concept is nice. The house will likely not disturb the natural beauty of the area looking from the outside. Yeah it's kinda like a Ha-Ha, but facing the other way and a house.  Probably miserable to live in though since it's basically a concrete box that's only got some south-facing windows (and a couple small north-facing ones) to let light in. I think something equally unobtrusive could be done with a properly designed single-story building that's partially recessed into the hillside, which would allow for more natural light and would probably be easier to heat and keep dry.
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I see they've sprung for only the most advanced in security communications, a CB radio. 
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http://gothamist.com/2015/12/12/photos_the_khaleesi_is_the_most_ins.php http://gizmodo.com/this-nyc-skyscraper-design-is-like-the-chrysler-buildin-1747445141  
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Vladimir Poutine posted:Chinese building standards are questionable as gently caress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb8BsUyJRig
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