Terry Teachout Explains Why We Dislike Modernism
Great personal piece from Terry Teachout in the Wall Street Journal, “Make Mine Midcentury Modern,” which we found by way of Archinect. In it, Teachout chimes in on this destruction of modernist buildings issue we’ve been troubled with lately. But instead of the constant asking, “Why oh why are we tearing everything down?!” he tries and gets to the real reason behind people’s apparent displeasure with this style of architecture. And even though he’s completely for keeping them around for years to come, he does make a good point:
That’s what’s wrong with the more extreme forms of modern architecture: Too often they tell you how to live, instead of helping you live the way you want.
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