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many architects are saying that ugliness has its virtues

er, would that be german architects?

here in italy there is an inversely proportionsl relationship between how ugly a building is and how many geraniums it has sprouting from its balconies.

seriously, they should just plant ivy all over those loveboxes, that'll take the square-everything edges off pronto, as well as clean the air and provide wildlife habitat... roof gardens too!

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Sep 3rd, 2010 at 04:46:07 AM EST
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Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me, but I once saw a billboard in Germany showing pictures of the Pisa tower and some ugly modern German building side by side, and asking who you would prefer to design your buildings. This was meant to be an advertisement for the German architect, but even ignoring aesthetics the Italian tower lasted much longer without any maintenance than the German building is likely to...
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Fri Sep 3rd, 2010 at 04:50:46 AM EST
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