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

  • P00ptart@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 days ago

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

  • gazter@aussie.zone
    2·
    2 days ago

    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.

  • apt_install_coffee@lemmy.ml
    4·
    2 days ago

    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
      3·
      1 day ago

      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·
        1 day ago

        @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
    7·
    2 days ago

    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·
      2 days ago

      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

  • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.mlEnglish
    17·
    3 days ago

    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·
      3 days ago

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

    • Wahots@pawb.socialOP
      61·
      3 days ago

      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:

  • CompN12@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
    2·
    2 days ago

    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.

  • Nyanix@lemmy.ca
    20·
    3 days ago

    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
    27·
    3 days ago

    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

  • Libra00@lemmy.mlEnglish
    342·
    3 days ago

    Yeah, art deco is definitely high on that list. Also brutalism. I especially love brutalist interiors.

    • Opisek@lemmy.world
      8·
      3 days ago

      Living in Germany I can’t stand any more brutalism. It has become the “standard” because it’s just the cheapest to leave the raw concrete exposed.

      • Libra00@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        Fair enough, to each their own. Although brutalism is more than just exposed concrete, that is definitely the signature thing.

        • Opisek@lemmy.world
          4·
          3 days ago

          More often than not Brutalism is nowadays used as an excuse for minimizing cost here. While some of the pictures shown here can look appealing, the style just doesn’t sit well with me considering how it is (mis)used here.

          • Libra00@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            That’s fair, taste is subjective and formed for lots of reasons, I’m not telling you you’re wrong or anything.

    • Luminocta @lemm.ee
      15·
      3 days ago

      Ah yes, the evil villain hideout style. Not a fan of it myself but it does have something cool about it.