FYI, Architecture
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Good post. Thanks.
We vacationed in the UK at the end of August through early September and I walked the River Thames from Westminster to The Tower of London. I had the same reaction as the narrator — so much gorgeous and monumental architecture going back centuries juxtaposed to the horrific “modern” architecture which is close to brutalism.
It’s funny the narrator chose to initially focus on lamp posts. Our little town on the San Francisco peninsula recently undertook a program to upgrade its lampposts. We had gorgeous mid-century classical lampposts throughout town. The city swapped all the ones mid-block for a contemporary sleek and very “blah” design. I was appalled at the city’s decision to do that, just as the narrator is.
The thing that gets me is that our classical architects designed beautiful buildings, bridges, public works, and monuments with only paper, pen and ink drawings and no modern electric tools, diesel powered machines, or CAD systems. Yet, the more we use modern systems and the easier it becomes to design and build things, the uglier things get.
I was unaware of the push to standardize California courthouses. What a shame to lose the Inyo County classical courthouse. I hope the preservation people can prevail.
Bfl
The guy was a very good speaker (narrator). But he needs a haircut or at the very least, a comb.