Virgin Modern Architecture vs Chad Brutalism

some plants so they can pretend to be cool for millionaires is eco-friendly the virgin “modern architecture” gentrifies the entire area around it every surface coated in glass designed by a bunch of architects jerking themselves off so futuristic, every building has looked like this for the past 30 years costs a billion dollars to make makes skyline twice as ugly occupied by bougie white people weird curves for no reason THE CHAD BRUTALISM probably cost 5 bucks total not a single curve on the entire building no windows: not needed when the best view is the building itself what was old has become new actually lowers property values by existing strong and imposing, all other buildings shall fear it built and inhabited by the working class designed by heroic comrades of old, building for the people, not the rich the highlight of any skyline

A comparison meme contrasts a futuristic glass building labeled “modern architecture” with a blocky concrete building labeled “brutalism.” The joke mocks expensive contemporary architecture as pretentious, ugly, gentrifying, and designed for wealthy people, while praising brutalism’s imposing, practical, working-class aesthetic. It is used as a reaction when jokingly defending brutalist buildings or criticizing modern urban design.

• @antichirst / 16666 2024-05-08