I think art deco is one of my favorites. It still has a clean, modern look that ages surprisingly well, even a century later.

  • gazter@aussie.zone
    2·
    13 小时前

    Give me 2, but less mirrors- I’ve spent enough time in hotel lobbies, thank you. But if it were more theatre lobby than hotel lobby, I’m all for it.

  • P00ptart@lemmy.world
    6·
    20 小时前

    Art deco. And I need it to get going yesterday so the place feels even more like fallout after ww3

  • apt_install_coffee@lemmy.ml
    4·
    21 小时前

    I just want a diversity of architecture styles to be common, I love areas that are an eclectic mix of styles; it makes me feel like so many different people care about the area.

    • Wahots@pawb.socialOP
      2·
      2 小时前

      It also shows the strength and resilience of an area. Places like that have weathered many booms and busts. It’s particularly interesting when one building has many styles, having been continuously occupied for hundreds of years. Or in some cases, even longer.

      • mark@social.cool110.xyz
        2·
        2 小时前

        @Wahots @apt_install_coffee Universities are good for that. Nothing that old here but my one had 5 buildings from different times (oldest being Victorian era) joined together, using a mixture of direct joins, a shared lobby, and enclosed bridges

  • tamal3@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 天前

    I love cities with hidden courtyards. I know Spanish colonial has a lot of this, but Paris (not sure the style) does too. I’m not saying it’s the direction we should move in regarding efficiency nor climate proofing, but it’s really nice to get a little semi-private outdoor space (they are often shared between several houses) and have windows that open up to it. It also creates a feeling of mystery, like you really need to get to know a city before it will open it’s doors to you.

    • Thebigguy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      1 天前

      They are very nice but they can have their downsides especially if you’re trying to sleep and there are some loud people in the courtyard. Being very hungover and waking up to some one blasting mambo number 5 can sort of dampen the whole mystical side of the courtyard

  • CompN12@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
    2·
    23 小时前

    Less style I just want more pipe organs in buildings. I think the contrast in visual, sound design, and the technology behind them throughout the ages is really cool.

  • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.mlEnglish
    17·
    2 天前

    Brutalism. The few brutalist buildings in my city are a welcome respite for the eyes against the blinged out crap they’re building nowadays.

    • rekabis@lemmy.ca
      11·
      2 天前

      Good brutalist architecture can take your breath away. It’s so solid, so permanent, so delightfully uncompromising.

    • Wahots@pawb.socialOP
      5·
      2 天前

      We have some here! Unfortunately, it’s the Soviet style, “cold” brutalist architecture that feels quite hostile. I like the “warm” aesthetic like the DC Metro with the light playing across the waffle ceiling, and the warm, brown hexagonal tile underfoot. This picture appears to be artificially brightened:

  • Nyanix@lemmy.ca
    21·
    2 天前

    I’m a sucker for that 60’s retrofuturism. The sleek, clean, and curved design of it all with such an optimistic view of the future is such a satisfying and happy vibe

  • Mothra@mander.xyz
    32·
    2 天前

    Any style older than 60 years that is not brutalism.

    Things used to have decor before, we’ve moved to a functionality only infrastructure, it’s always done in the cheapest way possible and it’s sort of depressing

  • Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
    50·
    3 天前

    Art Deco and Art Nouveau both are great in my eyes. (Neo-)Gothic cathedrals and churches are also wonderful.

    But one more regional thing: I really like the Brick Gothic style. It is robust against wear and tear and still looks great.

    • LordGimp@lemm.ee
      101·
      2 天前

      Art deco.

      Use LotR to tell the difference. If it looks like it was made by the elves, it’s art nouveau. It if looks like the dwarves cranked it out, it’s art deco.

      Squares are a dead give away for dwarves. Knife ears don’t like square corners.