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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Brutalist architecture has always been ugly[/quote]

99% of the buildings people claim are Brutalist are not Brutalist.  That word has lost all meaning nowadays.[/quote]

Not to mention, there are quite a few beautiful brutalist buildings in DC, to say nothing of our iconic brutalist metro stations. It's a very good thing indeed that there isn't a Committee of Concerned Citizens Who Are Totally Experts on Architecture who can impose their will on developments.

The small-minded posters on this thread have a provincial view on what constitutes "boring architecture."[/quote]

FBI building, HUD, DOL...  there are many examples of brutalist architecture in DC that's not only boring, but downright butt-ugly.[/quote]

I like the Canadian embassy. I also liked the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, but...

But, you know, "I like this building"/"I think this building is ugly" is not really a design standard or something that can be implemented as policy.[/quote]

Case in point.  The Canadian Embassy is in fact not an example of Brutalism.[/quote]

That seems to be more a question of opinion than a question of fact.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/reflecting-on-the-designs-and-legacy-of-architect-and-urban-planner-arthur-erickson-1.5192133
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/arthur-erickson-vancouver
https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/culture-monster-blog/story/2009-05-22/arthur-erickson-and-the-limits-of-architectural-labels
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It was built in 1989 [/quote]

it's a cool building. at least they put some thought into the design[/quote]

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