architects

[gfish]

What does it say that I can't think of a single architect by name that I like, yet three that I despise jump instantly to mind? What is it about architecture that attracts such profound depths of wankery? It seems like other industries manage to combine function and aesthetics with at least some success and only a very small fraction of the pretension.

(For the record: Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry and Le Corbusier, in order of increasing bile.)

Comments

[beaq.livejournal.com]

Any big issues with Gaudí?

I don't think the wankery itself goes to greater depths, so much as people have to live with the costly mostrosities for decades. Perhaps it's wankery to take money up front to indulge one's design fantasies, though.

[gfish.livejournal.com]

Hrm, no strong opinions about him. The buildings have aged pretty well, but I have to wonder how annoying they are to live in. Rectilinear is the standard for a reason.