Dokk Holm: Snart Elsker Alle Betong

[Galro]

Originally Posted by Oslo 5

no, not cities, but single buildings, of course, in a democracy one can't deny any architectural style

Not even if the majority of the people in the democracy don't want the building there?

[Oslo 5]

Originally Posted by Galro

Not even if the majority of the people in the democracy don't want the building there?

Yes, especial then! The majority should not suppress the tastes of the minority (that tastes to much of "entartete kunst" for my likings).

[cashew]

Originally Posted by Galro

But people often argues that the built up environment affects peoples psychology. This is usually argument behind spending a lot on architecture when building schools or hospitals for example. Or in other words that it is more than just mere fashion. If it is just fashion however then what's the point with spending money on architecture at all? Surely it's then better to just build the cheapest thing possible if the end results is that the building end up as an eyesore whenever it is out of fashion anyway?

I did not say it was just fashion (I thought you did, hehe). Quite the contrary actually. What I mean is that a building's style (in terms of fashion) does not necessarily say anything about the quality of the architectural design. Design is timeless, but fashion is just fashion. Usually it seems that the designs stripped the most from the current trends, lasts the longest.

[Oslo 5]

Originally Posted by SmalltownUrbanist

And a mix of architectural styles might be needed, but only to a certain extent. The mish-mash of buildings that have been built the last 100 years with no context or relation to the surrounding buildings, while having produced a wide variety, hasn't really worked very well. A certain coherence is needed, also for the special buildings to really stand out.

Thats a urban planing problem, not an architectural one, just look to New York, that still follows its 1811 grid plan. That plan has manage to incorporate all kinds of architectural styles. As long the urban plan is good and universal, the different buildings will function together.