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  • Originally posted by Wycoff


    Chalk me up with the traditionalists. I find most of the modern buildings to be either boring or pretentious eyesores, especially those designed in the 1960s-70s.
    And when some Canadian railroad company builds a pseudo-gothic castle as hotel, that's not pretentious?
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    • Originally posted by TCO
      It's nice to walk around. Brussel sprouts is not.
      If you've seen one canal-street lined with row-houses, you've seen them all.
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      • But at least Amsterdam is walkable, unlike the Highlands.
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        • Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
          And when some Canadian railroad company builds a pseudo-gothic castle as hotel, that's not pretentious?
          Not as pretentious as building a big, jagged concrete eyesore and calling anyone who doesn't appreciate it unsophisticated.
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          • In all seriousness, though, I do like some modern architecture. For instance, I'm a fan of Hundertwasser's work. I just think that most of it walks a thin line between art and garbage, and all but the most talented of modern architects seem to be producing garbage trying to be art.
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