[Harry Lavo]

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Harry Lavo wrote:
I feel the opposite. Building a neo-classical building in this day and
age
is a complete cop-out and a homage to poor taste.

It may be a little dull and hackneyed, but it's still a lot better than
modernism, which I feel is a complete abandonment of all design, sense,
taste, beauty, humanity, intelligence, skill, and everything good or
worthwhile in general. Modernism embraces randomness, ugliness, and
shock value.


Like any other art, there is both wonderful and awful modern design, in the
eye of the beholder. And only time will tell which the preponderate opinion
holds as a judgement. But wonderful or awful, at least architects
attempting to do something with integrity and freshness are trying to move
the design world forward. But neo-classical? I would think the artchitects
would hide in shame. It's like someone trying to write a new Symphony in
the style of Beethoven. No matter how successful an execution, it is a
totally non-artistic concept.