little dark age - architecture

[@bfnvalley]

Imagine spending years working towards an architecture degree only to be tasked with building the same brown/grey block over and over.

[@pranilsawant143]

imagine looking at architecture the way you do

[@marksonwilson4835]

@@pranilsawant143 block designer spotted

[@Bambim8]

@@pranilsawant143 Oh oh an exposed concrete box, oh how unCOnvEntional, how brAve, how how pURE, nothing that we've ever seen before! I just love the shape of that concrete cube, the emOtion behind it, I can't look at it without crying, it's something else!

[@iglusmulmus5171]

@@Bambim8 This, so much this

[@comment514]

Beautiful buildings cost a lot of money

[@Bikavin]

Need to remember that these architecture still survive to this day and also built centuries ago,imagine without any modern tools,they can build such a masterpiece like this

[@N3K0553]

The only reason we kept making these boring skyscraper blocks is because of trends and cheap cost to build

[@Bikavin]

@@N3K0553 yeah but still,old architecture is still better

[@pravum3150]

Built centuries ago and intended to last forever

[@curtiswong7280]

@@N3K0553 They're surprisingly expensive though. While the greyish prefab buildings are indeed cheap, skyscrapers are horribly costly and harder to maintain than even older style buildings.

[@nayaragonzalez]

most of them have been repaired over the centuries though

[@zongaaa6673]

Soviet buildings: depressing concrete cubes American buildings: soviet buildings with ads on them

[@joseluis7936]

Ever heard about the seven sisters?

[@Daniel-jv1ku]

@@joseluis7936 Those were built during Stalin's rule. I'm not defending his atrocities but he did care about architecture. The Seventh Sister was built relatively recently.

[@danielevans8910]

Rent free

[@SpongeChadSquareJaw]

@@Daniel-jv1ku It is kinda ironic that the point of Soviet Union was to make condition of living equal for every person, but instead of providing proletariat with individual housing like Khrushchev did, he ordered to build skyscrapers for ruling minority.

[@nungbear1398]

@@SpongeChadSquareJaw the thing was that there were a lot of housing problems in the Eastern Europe after WW2, and the Soviets had to come up with a method to build homes in a quick and efficient way

[@golukinew2083]

No one gonna talk about how stunning the editing is?

[@book_roblox]

Mushroom:

[@strawberrytear5870]

its awful

[@elmokelmu]

@@strawberrytear5870 this is one of the best little dark age edits ive seen

[@blastthecanman9262]

@@elmokelmu Debatable

[@Lodestar.]

Fr

[@MAngel-hq6hc]

This gives me strength to finish my architecture studies

[@vitorsiIveira]

I'am divided. History v Archtecture..

[@taklacidadas]

So you can begin with building grey blocks...

[@harrybyaqussamprayuga1756]

Finish your studies and built your fucking masterpiece for our generation to admire

[@sergeant_chris6209]

Be the change all of us want to see dude, i beg you

[@9902-x1r]

Let's fucking do this dude

[@alexlivas2414]

0:23 I actually got goosebumps... I feel so lucky being able to see Parthenon everyday I go outside

[@iglusmulmus5171]

Lucky

[@ciaotiziocaius4899]

i romani sono ovunque

[@sergeant_chris6209]

Δεν είναι ο Παρθενώνας αυτό, ίσως όμως είναι το Ερέχθειο, δεν μπορώ να πω σίγουρα

[@OBryanAguiar]

Prostegma? That's unbelievable cool my guy. I know Greece has a lot of problems, but oh boy, I think I would trade what I have in Brazil for a simple small house in greece.

[@alexlivas2414]

@@sergeant_chris6209 exeis dikio alla Kai Pali

[@johnnystonks3970]

I like modern/contemporary achitecture but when it feels alive, not all grey and straght. But still, past architecture are the most glorious

[@willlord6289]

Brutalist architecture is based mald more

[@Bln-f9u]

Tadao Ando and Lloyd Wright had/have some genius ideas how to make modern architecture more ... "liveable", even though they used a lot of concrete.

[@_blank-_]

@@h3nry_t122 Bro, peasants used to do pilgrimages to, see those and most towns had at least one church. Let's cut the bullshit and say it like it is: our modern world is fugly.

[@pravum3150]

@@h3nry_t122 Old houses are fairly well built as compared to modern houses. The same principles they used to build their houses are still used to this day, in several aspects older homes are actually better built and made from stronger material than the normal modern home. Some houses even use the same material like stone that are used in building the massive churches, fortresses and castles that stood the test of time. That's why we can see some really old houses still standing even if so many years pass and the modern home is lucky if it survives for 1 or 2 decades before it's rebuilt. Back then things were built to last, now they were built to be replaced considering modern advancement makes it easier to do. Architecture back then was also considered a sacred practice. Craftsmen and workers spend their lives mastering the thing they learned from their parents or their teacher. Master builders make master works. On the topic of peasants never seeing it or coming even close. Remember these are really tall and massive cathedrals that can be seen even at the cities edges. Houses mostly don't go taller than 2 stories so anybody can see the campanile in the distance if they look up. The architecture in the video are also mostly churches that are intended to be used in service, so these peasants are allowed inside and mostly occupy the lower aisles and seats. The everyday peasant has seen and have been in these places. If the common man is not allowed in these structure then what was the point of building them? People love older architecture because of the raw passion and beauty they exude. They may be built for the rich, the church or whoever but one thing is clear - these buildings were made with the pride of masters who spend their lives finding out how to make something that will still stand until the end of time.

[@yaerootaegrewriowollio5232]

@@h3nry_t122 folks gush over it becouse it looks pretty cool

[@jacobgebhart7550]

In 20 years even new skyscrapers will be torn down to create newer eyesores. In 1,000 years Roman architecture will still be wonders that inspire awe.

[@chrystianaw8256]

True

[@titiusvicinius7041]

@MichaelMcmanhory-ms9mr There are entire Roman Town and or village that still have most of their architecture intact to the citizen house to public buildings, and they are all marvellous to see, with sculpted column and such, you are ignorant, if you think Roman would be impressed by building that look like some disgusting turds if we today with our degenerate notion of "arts" don't find them that impressive I don't think the Roman would beside the size of it they would certainly wonder "you can make building of this size with such ease, but why not make it pleasant to look at ?"

[@Itookthechance]

​@@titiusvicinius7041I doubt they wouldn't be impressed by our technological advancements.

[@Itookthechance]

Then again what would a Sam Hyde fan know about taste anyway ​@@titiusvicinius7041

[@ilyas_XD]

​@@Itookthechance people who built pyramids wont be impressed of our tech advancement bcz they was much more ahead than us

[@QuelquunQuiTeVois]

I live in France and I haven’t seen many locals being really impressed by our architecture. Like of course some people will visit The Eiffel Tower/Arc de Triomphe… But every town has its own church/cathedral with a different style, even cities way smaller than Paris, like Rennes, have a lot of different buildings ans I can say I’m never tired of descovering them (checkout Albi’s cathedral if you want to see some real style).

[@EllinikiDimokratia]

My goal is to basically visit all Brittany,from Brest to Nantes. I find it more underrated than any other region of France.

[@QuelquunQuiTeVois]

@@EllinikiDimokratia Bro you’re touching my feelings I’m literally from Brittany and I can tell you can find some nice spot

[@willcui4887]

it's probably because we have such boring and drab architecture here in North America that we marvel at you Europeans.

[@lilianthiriet6113]

@@EllinikiDimokratia If you go there, don't miss going to Normandy too, the cliffs of Etretat and the Mont Saint-Michel are marvels too

[@ashthobutitsaalt]

I live in near munich in germany (a city wich I belive has some of the most buteaifull buildings in the world) and people when asked about their opinion on these building are often just looks good i guess , I am also so glad that here in bavaria grey blocks are very rare

[@mabimabi212]

Seriously, why'd we get rid of arches and domes? Like they're so cool wtf

[@Merluzz]

Well, we still use them, but non in the same way. The reason for that is his technical use and the modern concept of curves. We don't use stone for structural functions anymore, and arches will be less cost effective then an armored concret lintel even if you would make your house with bricks. We still use domes but with a very different geometry, parametrically generated, in contemporary architecture.

[@Bln-f9u]

It's my dream to somehow find a balance between classical- and contemporary elements. That's somewhat, what I am striving for - to imagine the future we just have to look at the past.

[@Merluzz]

@@Bln-f9u A lot of architects since Mies van der Rohe tried this way. I've found it's not worth the effort.

[@Bln-f9u]

​@@Merluzz I think you can do it pretty well when refurbishing and/or building with existing structures.

[@Merluzz]

@@Bln-f9u No... classicism is not copying the character of ancient architecture. It is a matter of adequate study of proportions, buildings typology, urban morphology, correct use of materials and structural forms, all of them to be meaningful.

[@kyzaghan7513]

Nowadays, buildings are built with nothing but financial concerns. Back in the day, they were built with passion...

[@therockstandard3068]

And love

[@pranilsawant143]

different times require different solutions..its "that" simple..

[@chisathot750]

Indeed, we used to live like humans, now we live like cattle.

[@igfferftygee2194]

Hahaha passion and love, also by the command of tyran or mindless prick king who given up lives of thousand of slaves on castle cooler than neighbour's

[@kyzaghan7513]

@@igfferftygee2194 That's true as well, they were pushing architects to the limit and scaring them by threats. But the vision, the brain the artistic view all belonged to the architect which they dedicate their life and all effort they got into their work. Rulers only provided motivation.

[@abraruralam3534]

0:29 l like how their architecture keeps looking cool even when it's turned to ruins. They really were another level of creative.

[@slimmestjim7517]

I feel like I've been robbed of cities with old architecture but modern marerials/tools. That would be incredible

[@tatianadashkova2143]

That would cost a lot of money I would rather have that money spent on things that benefit me directly like education

[@chasepeterson8789]

@@tatianadashkova2143 beauty pays for itself

[@coracao.contrito]

@@tatianadashkova2143 Yes, more money to teach our kids to be trans.

[@TheRealTorG]

@Tatiana Dashkova sadly the money isn't going to education either. Just being hoarded by a lucky few

[@junahsong130]

​@@tatianadashkova2143extra money, which is promptly embezzled

[@waterloupe1111]

Architecture Revivalism needs to become more mainstream

[@Bln-f9u]

Tons of structures from the eclecticistic and neoclassical period are rotting or destroyed. What needs to become mainstream is a focus on refurbishing and preserving existing buildings. Buidlings older than the 1970s shouldn't be destryoed / cities and/or privat owners should have valid and scientific reasons why to destroy them.

[@javierpacheco8234]

Yes it should. And it is possible to create this architecture again. 😌

[@senatuspopulusqueromanus2082]

@@javierpacheco8234 it is not possible because the technologies used for those buildings are irrelevant as well as architectural phylosophy and patterns of that age. it would look like some shitty parody.

[@javierpacheco8234]

@@senatuspopulusqueromanus2082 how are they irrelevant? Architecture still uses materials from the same planet to create it. Steel replaced iron pillars back in the late 1800's and they still use the same methods for building construction. Once to have the structures skeleton of frame then thats when you start creating the design you like. There are companies that make stonework, woodwork, metalwork, anything, you just find it.

[@senatuspopulusqueromanus2082]

@@javierpacheco8234 I was talking about tech that is used in construction. For those times it felt like a real achievement, now it wouldn't

[@theoheinrich529]

And most of these are Western-style architecture, it doesn't include the breathtaking styles of Chinese, Indian, and many others.

[@nathanielhinz4946]

I think that's because the complaint the video is trying to make is that in the west the art of developing beautiful buildings has gone away. Not that that isn't a thing all across the world. I think that westerners are more vocal about it.

[@_blank-_]

Yeah, the whole world has stunning architectural heritage. Now we only have the same concrete cages all over the planet 🤢

[@hospitaliergaming9317]

i thing islamic architecture was extremely crucial to architecture as a whole, it influenced architectures in much of the mediterranean like spain and italy, its kinda crazy how they werent included. far east and indian aswell yeah, but still i love old western architecture

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@@hospitaliergaming9317 Islam hundreds of years ago had some very advanced mathematics science as well, around 7th century to 13th century

[@cryptocine1011]

hate to tell u this but everyone who does this trend only includes western and/or eurocentric feats... like i have literally yet to see any eastern contributions or people of color included in these types of videos...

[@thatoneguyiii1003]

Imagine being bested by someone from 2 millennia ago with not even half the resources

[@randomguy6909]

Design from back then was definitely much more amazing to look at and such but now the point is more space optimization Can’t build massive colosseums unfortunately

[@Leon_George]

​@randomguy6909 have you heard of stadiums??

[@YOMISimpleChoreography]

imagine being actually paid and not a slave to build something, haha, could never be them...

[@kingm3202]

One of the best edited dark age memes out there

[@draingaming4518]

Meme?

[@kinamin5630]

i agree

[@arcihungbycraneonfire]

This is a full-effort-shoved-in little dark age meme, Dear god. Theres more.

[@Deaglan753]

Atleast the song is normal, the slow and reverb version just kills the feel for me

[@beppo5470]

if it´s a meme then where´s the funny part?

[@hahahajg]

Man that vaporwave vibe fits so well, this is more than a meme.

[@netguy888]

I walked around Paris listen to Mac plus and I think it fits the aesthetic of old architecture rathe then new and same goes for all vaporwave and neon stuff

[@kingkoi6542]

@@netguy888 Try listening to Bach or Mozart around that stuff! I can only imagine...

[@netguy888]

i@@kingkoi6542 i did and its more forest cottage music

[@TTuCbKoTp9Ic]

As a person from Ukraine, I can totally relate to that feeling of beholding these grey boxes which my country is full of. I pay you my respect for such an outstanding editing

[@linkly9272]

i feel like the soviet-style grey boxes would be a cool theme in like. one or two cities. but i am sad that lots of eastern europe is just grey blocks :c

[@cenouragames6754]

pfp checks out

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

bro the people back then also didnt live in the Pantheon. They sat in mud huts and wooden shacks.

[@gustavoabreu3097]

Hope you're doing fine OP

[@bigchap5794]

are you safe?

[@s.o.s7180]

0:25 if anyone wonders, this one is Hadrian's Gate, located in Antalya, Turkey. Amazing place that is!!! And the atmosphere around the old town is immaculate, feels definitely like old times...

[@reggiestanton4687]

0:35 Mont St. Michel, literally my favorite architectural structure on the planet

[@alexanderorr2528]

I've been there a couple times, it's really cool when the tide is coming in and the land bridge is severed.

[@ЄлизаветаХарькова]

What is important is that in this video an example of modern architecture includes only affordable housing. And the example for past architecture are buildings that are very important (such as churches, castles, etc). If we look at buildings that people were living in during most of the history, we will see nothing but slums.

[@Deaglan753]

Sprawling slums or tents

[@Ajg0r]

Not true, but even if - the monumental modern buildings (made with the same mindset, using the same tenets) come nowhere near the majesty of traditional monumental architecture. With few exceptions, of course.

[@MrCoroby]

@@Ajg0r how is this not true?

[@Ajg0r]

@@MrCoroby OP claims video shows only affordable housing. Yeah, the majority of examples were housing units, but not all of them.

[@MatthewVanston]

Ever lived in a 19th century house?

[@windowsxp9120]

Pretty good video. Could have included more orthodox architecture and asian architecture such as middle eastern, indian and far east. All old architecture is beautiful compared to modern grey glass blocks.

[@Gabriel-bu6ln]

Yeah I was waiting for the inclusion of those cultures. Would've been cool to see them included since the entire world is effectively starting to look all the same with those concrete and glass towers.

[@rmh6119]

i was expecting some islamic architecture like the taj mahal since its so iconic. but that can be a different video

[@soulweaver8552]

@@fortdimitri2365 yo chill...

[@soulweaver8552]

@@fortdimitri2365 architecture is done by the architects... not the law enforcers or criminals for that matter... no neee to generalize independent human beings

[@jackreid2664]

@@fortdimitri2365 we were all barbarians back then, superstitious, cruel and violent. In fact, the Islamic people were quite knowledgeable in science and math even back then.

[@fabricofdreams.]

This is insane, amazing shots and editing! Architecture is truly so interesting

[@hudstone4732]

Italy and france, gigachads of architecture

[@theviniso]

Western architecture. Wish this video had shown Chinese and Indian architecture, it's incredible how rich those are.

[@4evrmind]

We are the best

[@Mariam-pj9xf]

Only in the Western world

[@bruh-mj9zt]

only the western world angkor wat and padmanabhaswamy temple is better

[@domPedroII318]

Greece?

[@coolgoyim1133]

As an BSarchitecture student I really want to create classical designs but I doubt anyone would have the capacity to construct and fund one anymore so I just hope I could make one glorious masterpiece within my lifetime

[@karlik4861]

good luck, you will need it

[@ythunderboy8694]

Stay strong and good luck

[@javierpacheco8234]

Im with you my friend and im getting a bachelors in architecture too.

[@thecandlemaker1329]

Even if you build it, you may wish you never did because the architectural community is incredibly toxic. My native republic of Tatarstan built a gorgeous new ministry of agriculture in eclectic style, you can google it. The critics are still spewing bile and calling it tasteless and kitsch.

[@coolgoyim1133]

@@thecandlemaker1329 that actually makes sense, seeing how sometimes innovative architecture gets shaded by elitist in the architectural community even to the point they deem one architecture is superior to another. Nonetheless it makes sense other architectural styles are more complicated than the other but otherwise all of them are made with an aesthetic

[@arl4422]

When i become an architect, i want to help change what we define modern architecture. Like mixing in Modern traits with old ones, while having it cost effective and beautiful. Though its gonna be a rough ride for me though i hope i can do it.

[@assgrabber5473]

Work hard. We desperately need a renaissance. I'm particularly a sucker for mughal architecture

[@arl4422]

@@assgrabber5473 ill try, though im not sure if mughal is possible for me lmao. Ill try neo futuristic or the type thats commonly present in european cities.

[@assgrabber5473]

@@arl4422 good luck lad. I've been dreaming about an architectural and artistic renaissance for years. I wanna get into government and some day subsidize and commission people like you to bring back beauty in modern art

[@rakeantl6730]

that's basically post-modernism. but keep up the work, I believe in all new generation of architects

[@javierpacheco8234]

21 and i want to create art deco architecture in the future.

[@SammEater]

Mt Saint-Michel is such a gorgeous structure, I always wanted to go there, only ever saw in history books.

[@londonspade5896]

When you're on the island, it feels like a normal little village, busy streets with houses and shops, you almost forget you're in basically Minas Tirith

[@willlowsage9603]

the beginning is just pain, pure pain

[@haltdieklappe7972]

@@nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901 same in Dresden in Germany sadly

[@larosenoire1411]

@@nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901 ça pour être moche le Havre ça l'est en revanche Cahors avec le Pont Valentré qui est dans cette vidéo

[@ummmhelp]

in ireland the only buildings with real architectural flair are usually just universities and cathedrals and I must say everything about cathedrals is so striking its unbelievable no modern architecture I've seen has nearly the same power

[@Someone-ji2gm]

We live in a era where we have way more wealth then we ever did in history, And instead of innvoating and creating unique and beatiful buildings, We create copy and paste skyscrapers across the entire world. While tall buildings are neassacry in some places,, They aren't needed everywhere.

[@Bln-f9u]

Bro, there are brilliant architects who really agree with what you say - however construction is a giant business and only in rare occasion really art. Next to a brilliant visionary, a good project also requires politics, diplomacy and local participation to create something nice everyone can be proud of.

[@Gnomelander1400]

I think we start realizing to hurry up and stop wasting material for art. Art looks cool but when put into practice, it’s useless.

[@akai4942]

@@Gnomelander1400 Art is not useless and if you think so then i kinda feel bad for you. I can't even conceive a cosmovision were art is useless. If you were a religious person, you would agree that art is necessary for humankind to connect with the beauty of the world and the divine. If you were an atheist, you would agree that art gives meaning to an otherwise meaningless life. And even if you have an absurdist view were nothing ever has meaning, if art makes you feel good why won't you? It's only through art that man can be truly inspired and elevated.

[@infinitive7654]

@@Gnomelander1400 oh look, an npc in the wild

[@miguelmartins9706]

@@Gnomelander1400 bruh

[@sujaljoshi9561]

Architecture enhances our existence by affording us to see the world in new ways or even see new worlds previously inaccessible to us. Architecture's ultimate goal is to be art. We need to use generative (digital) tools to helps us create art, not just construction and design.

[@M1ntAll]

So surprised that most of the commenters forget that this ancient architecture was not made for accommodating people. These are the public buildings like churches, cathedrals and so on.

[@jobansand]

Old houses also look nice.

[@theviniso]

Modern public buildings can also look pretty nice, it just depends if someone is willing to fund it. Personally I like many of the ones shown in this video, such as the Boston prefecture and the Cathedral of Brasilia.

[@LordPixel2012]

Exactly. A lot of the old residential buildings doesn't stand anymore because they, well, didn't look as good as the old churches etc.

[@musikkritik6316]

@@LordPixel2012 Where do you live?? Honestly, every country I visited had a lot of old and beautiful residential buildings.

[@cowgfwolos9560]

Well. Just came here to Naples and see normal baroque houses.

[@SSebson]

Gothic cathedrals are peak of architecture

[@DankeSeb5]

I agree 107%.

[@willt9721]

Ancient Roman/ Byzantine architecture >>>>

[@theodoregorgovelt2963]

I like everything but the newer style.

[@NobleDorito8698]

Ancient Indian and Asian architecture better

[@jckoibra2662]

@@NobleDorito8698 For me I like neoclassical and ancient Indian and Asian the best, especially Chinese and Japanese

[@engunecobain2006]

As an architects student this gives me joy❤

[@MrDamsk0]

Same here fren

[@riograndedosulball248]

Please by the love of God, strive for beauty

[@_blank-_]

@@riograndedosulball248 Nah, he will be forced to sh*t boring concrete blocks on AutoCAD

[@javierpacheco8234]

Same I love architecture and dream about making beautiful architecture. Soon I'm returning to college and want to finish college so I can start my passion.

[@bispo5671]

@@riograndedosulball248 im an artictecture student and u guys are so dumb lol we dont care about beauty ANYMOREE

[@thefreak8270]

That wasn't architecture that was an art

[@Deus___]

"But modern buildings are better because they are more efficient" Yes, more efficient in provoking me suicidal thoughts.

[@thatonelocalauthority2809]

It’s not just about efficiency, it’s about the concrete. Old concrete is much longer lasting than the stuff we use now, but modern concrete is easier to make and cheaper. The search of profit has destroyed architectural beauty.

[@shubhnamdeo2865]

I believe we need to strike a balance. We need these buildings to house as many people as possible, but we also need the architectures of old so that there is some beauty, and quality in this world, and also to give a good-looking shelter for the upper middle class and the upper class who can afford it. And our economic and political systems all over the world need to be fixed to get this balance. Both capitalism and socialism will never create the old kind of architecture which we love and appreciate everywhere, because on one end we compromise on beauty and quality to help as many as possible, and on the other end we compromise on beauty and quality to make it as profitable as possible. And both these extremes occur because the greedy and corrupt politicians work for themselves and not for the nation.

[@althedude7730]

European architecture is undefeated. We shaped modern architecture, we shaped so many movements in design, innovation etc, We are the standard and we are what people long for.

[@12226]

We shaped reality itself lmao 😂

[@althedude7730]

@@12226 no

[@12226]

@@althedude7730 "no" what? The very concept of "world" is due to us.

[@vedicarya7]

You're not the guy who did any of that kid sir down with your kang

[@althedude7730]

@@vedicarya7 Im not even gonna try pretend to know what you said. Learn English first before shit-talking like a 2 year old

[@yinshi9107]

We're barbarians, living in what's left of the beauty better men built.

[@troyraymund8256]

They were barbarians that killed their own civilizations

[@yinshi9107]

@@troyraymund8256 Lol. Lmao.

[@rafaels.1979]

@@troyraymund8256 we are barbarians that killed our civilization

[@AJ-er3yz]

@@troyraymund8256 how dare you say something so logically right in this comment section?

[@fortdimitri2365]

@@troyraymund8256 how can you call barbarians the people who built buildings that singlehandedly look better than our civilisation

[@Vasudeva...]

Architecture ❌ Europe architecture ✅

[@MrRrrr698]

Make your own edits

[@Vasudeva...]

@@MrRrrr698 I just refused his title saying architecture... I rather prefer 'Europe architecture'

[@anubhav_ick]

@@MrRrrr698 comment in your edit

[@dogomog125]

Eastern European architecture*

[@MrRrrr698]

@@Vasudeva... Make your own edits

[@solore7399]

This is indeed one of the best little dark age edits.

[@jeanpastor-menet6472]

Agree 🤝, the best of all I saw

[@deechonada]

I study Architecture and if im honest, its only now in my 3rd year that i realise we need to embrace the type of order that Vitruvian/Palladian Architecture gave us. Theres so much we can take from it

[@londonspade5896]

How popular is that view among your fellow students / alumni ?

[@deechonada]

@londonspade5896 quite popular, I dont have interest in architecture as a career path anymore but I'd say the moment my friends understood the fundamentals of palladian architecture, it made the first stages of designing a space much easier. I think theres a bias though, all of us had this one tutor at some point in our bachelors that absolutely sold us on palladian architecture. I'm sure theres other schools that do the same for abbasid, or persian, or gothic for example. But the way my tutor put it, palladian architecture is the backbone of any architecture thereafter in the west, so its a good place to start if you want to be a good architect. Lots of nice rules to follow, which helped me as i have adhd and need a bit of order in my thinking

[@koanzx1]

@@deechonada hello, you stopped your studies?

[@deechonada]

@koanzx1 yeah i graduated the Bachelors but i didnt continue, so im considered a part 1 architectural assistant, which is the first stage of becoming a complete architect. I'm more interested in Product Design/Design Strategy/UX now

[@skilo581]

"Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral." - R. L. Stevenson

[@smbsuperfan271]

Just think... in the old days these builds would take 100s of years sometimes, literal generations of masons and carpenters all working in unison with a common goal; with the tools we have now we can build them so much more efficiently so why don't we

[@crazypantz3492]

you are clueless

[@smbsuperfan271]

@@crazypantz3492how so?

[@Itookthechance]

It's expensive, whilst taking a lot longer. Don't expect much from a society that values convenience and ease over beauty.

[@Rest-bt8cy]

Cost Less Benefits Now no one cares about the look

[@duckman554]

theres a misconception that Capitalism is the cause of Minimalism. this is false, its socialism, but not for the reason that people think its socialism. It's not socialism by any means of policy but instead by culture. We have, as a society, associated showing off wealth and rich people as bad, and so buildings that are large opulent and pretty are the antithesis of our socialist culture. The greatest proof that capitalism is not the cause of Minimalism is the buildings under Laissez faire Capitalism, they are rather opulent, take gilded age mansions for example. In fact, while I believe that "late stage" capitalism doesn't exist, if there was a architectural style to be correlated with it that would be Art Deco with its extravagance and use of gold and details.

[@cherryjuice9705]

Even though I agree how the current state of our architecture is, I am a bit disappointed that it only included western architecture. Antique buildings from Asia, Afrika and some surviving buildings from South America are just stunning.

[@welfaiewfb8802]

this video is fascist propaganda.

[@nicetula1044]

@@welfaiewfb8802 why?

[@SirKemzyGodle]

@@welfaiewfb8802 Elaborate

[@concentratedcringe]

​@@welfaiewfb8802 Yeah all the fashwave imagery strewn throughout was pretty bad, but I'll admit it was the lumping of modern abstract architecture with brutalist boxes that was the nail in the coffin for me 😅🤢 Also I'm kinda regretting not watching this in a private window, because now I'm getting recommendations for more fashwave junk.

[@re4796]

Shut up

[@CelestialDraconis]

Humanity peaked as architects during the gothic era.

[@juusto7171]

*baroque

[@theexistentialnihilist2070]

We haven't peaked. Not yet. We're just in a slump caused by corporate greed and postmodernism.

[@lgooch]

@@theexistentialnihilist2070 yep

[@АлексейГорин-в3з]

Не зря архитектура в Вархаммере в таком стиле. Вернее там очень многое придерживается этого стиля

[@dudefrombelgium]

@@theexistentialnihilist2070 I hope you are right.

[@GamingShow35]

Super vidéo, très content de voir autant de monuments français 🇨🇵

[@tbfrstudio5416]

La France est le berceau du style gothique, et porte en son territoire une multitude d'architectures, si différentes et sublimes.

[@sacha339]

On est quand même vachement fort

[@agoobus]

Bro dropped the hardest building edit and thought we wouldn't notice

[@onelusciouslad7841]

Would've loved to see some Art Deco architecture too, like the Empire State Building, I think that's also a very beautiful architectural style, when people were still caring about how the buildings looked and they weren't just squares with windows.

[@atomsmasher9595]

I like how this is a video about architecture of the world but he only showed buildings of Europe

[@clicky5494]

disagree

[@kaanayp]

You realize this is a meme not a dissertation right?

[@atomsmasher9595]

@@kaanayp yes I do,

[@atomsmasher9595]

@@clicky5494 so..?

[@HeadhuntexGamer]

No one said its about the world.

[@MusbAnimations]

Portuguese: Ao ver a arquitetura clássica, tanto da Europa quanto de outras culturas como a da Arábia, ou da China, vejo que a arquitetura moderna é muito horrorosa, não há um toque artístico como no passado, o qual demonstrava poder, vida e a arte daquele povo! Se formos analisar da mesma forma nos dias atuais, hoje o mundo ou é quadrado, ou é redondo, sem cor e sem vida, apenas algo mecânico.

[@saeyoungmanchuu8613]

Nossa siiimm!! Hoje em dia é tudo a mesma coisa, é muito feio

[@caioaraujo8080]

Tenho que discordar em relação a catedral de Brasília (arquitetura modernista), acho muito bonita e viva. Ademais, tenho a barroca como minha favorita, tanto pelo fato de ter crescido no interior e ser de família cristã, como sentir a paixão em casa detalhe da construção.

[@mattllaves]

@@caioaraujo8080 é um dos poucos exemplos, ja o palacio e a esplanada são meio feias

[@leonardotunin1521]

@@caioaraujo8080 realmente, Brasília tem umas excessões. Eu gosto bastante dos palacios do Planalto, do Alvorada e do STF, além da catedral metropolitana que você citou. Esses exemplos que eu citei são bons exemplos de arquitetura moderna, uma pena que a maioria dos projetos não seguiu essa linha.

[@derniercaesar5319]

Arquitetura moderna é Artificial sem cultura e tradição um reflexo de nossa sociedade moderna

[@kaksoispistev5403]

Bro literally compared public housings to monumental architecture

[@reyavispa]

lmao true

[@quyrew]

This is edit is so good

[@leonardotunin1521]

I liked how you used the brazilian National Congress as a example of bad architecture. It remembered me of how most brazilian cities looked ~100 years ago, there were plenty of Beaux-Arts, Colonial, Art Deco and Neo-Classical buildings. Now, almost everything looks like the buildings from Brasília. Thank you, Oscar Nieymayer

[@matheuspinho4987]

Concordo plenamente

[@OBryanAguiar]

I remember back in school, teachers made me almost worship Nieymayer, 2° grade, they made me do several presentations about him (because I was always good building dioramas, and I built one from the Congress - Which may I say, was depressingly easy to do) and I grew up thinking he was a hero. But now, mainly after studying politics, I realize how much wrong I was

[@leonardotunin1521]

@@OBryanAguiar (suponho que você seja brasileiro) cara, eu já gostei bastante do Niemayer no passado também. Eu até acho algumas das obras dele bonitas, como o Palácio do Planalto e a Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília por exemplo. Agora, o Congresso Nacional, Esplanada, Palácio do Itamaraty, entre outros, são horrorosos. Isso sem contar aquelas coisas horrendas que são predominantes nos bairros habitacionais nas duas asas, um monte de blocos de concreto. É triste que esse tipo de construção tenha tomado conta na maior parte das cidades daqui.

[@joaodorjmanolo]

Rio de Janeiro era lindíssimo. Destruíram quase tudo em nome do "progresso". Agora só tem um monte de prédio quadrado cinza ridículo. Triste demais.

[@arturg8000]

@@joaodorjmanolo Em parte do Rio pelo menos há uma certa organização, os prédios são juntinhos, quase não há muros, calçadas padronizadas, e alguma coisa dos estilos antigos sobreviveu (menos do que era mas ainda em número razoável). O padrão nas outras cidades grandes é pior: mesmo nos bairros ricos, um monte de torres isoladas com formato esquisito e muradas, recuos bizarros, calçada quase inexistente e desorganizada. Muito disso, herança modernista parada nos anos 70.

[@vomray7421]

phenomenal editing!! perfectly aligned with the beats of the song, the effort is clearly visible. Great Vid!

[@desideriusfelicia6811]

The moment when ruins of the past are more aesthetically pleasing than what we have now.

[@gregothy9190]

Yes, the most enduring, valuable, and protected buildings of the past, built by exploitation, feudalism, and inequality for the incredibly rich and wealthy (while the majority lived and died in the dirt). Yes, these buildings are better than the mass-produced housing the Soviets used to home the great unhoused masses and provide them with a modicum of dignity in a the midst of deep poverty.

[@desideriusfelicia6811]

@@gregothy9190 Yes I agree with you unironically.

[@beepbop6542]

@@gregothy9190 That's fair. What isn't is that many random apartment buildings in Budapest look nicer than the headquarters of multibillion dollar companies and the downtown apartments of millionaires. Explain that.

[@shelbyspeaks3287]

@@gregothy9190 yes the soviets who also insisted on exploiting or aka *enslaving* their workers for materialistic endeavors...

[@Dan_Kanerva]

@@gregothy9190 the irony of a tanky talking about "providing the masses with a modicum of dignity in a the midst of deep poverty" , while is world wide known fact that communist China and Soviet Russia killed each triple the ammount of people the holocaust did . The farmers alone died just to please the expensive tastes of the red leaders . LOL

[@Daniel-im8iz]

this is by far one of the best little dark age edit i saw

[@bohemianbum6082]

Neo gothic, Art Deco, Southern European architecture is my favorite. There is hope because New York is going back to its roots in the 1920s architecture

[@eMBO_Gaming]

Imo neo gothic is nothing compared to original gothic from middle ages but still much better than modernism

[@onelusciouslad7841]

Hopefully, there's one building in NYC which looks like a long rectangular white box with squares all over it, it looks like some shitty modern art, the Art Deco buildings of the early 20th century are beautiful, I really hope new buildings being made take some notes from the buildings made in earlier years.

[@bohemianbum6082]

@@onelusciouslad7841 they are building more of the early 20th century NYC style skyscrapers in NYC and a resurgence of them

[@onelusciouslad7841]

@@bohemianbum6082 Oh, cool!

[@senatuspopulusqueromanus2082]

@@eMBO_Gaming I'm glad to inform you about the fact that neogothic is also a modernistic stream)

[@TheRentown]

I find it funny that countless years ago we built so many stunning buildings despite how much harder life was back then with famines, wars, diseases, but we still put time and effort in order to perfect so many fabulous buildings. Yet now, when we have all this amazing technology and have more resources available to us than our forefathers, we go on to build the most mundane, grey, boring boxes that look like something I would make in the sims. I cant imagine something like the Hagia Sophia being built in our modern day. The concrete slabs of today look almost dystopian in comparison to ones the of old.

[@anomitas]

@Blitzkrieg Van hauten this

[@ChicoMogs.]

The fact that we have more materials to build nice buildings with and yet can't even compare to old architecture when they had nowhere near as much equipment as we have today

[@ΣτέφανοςΔημόπουλος-η7τ]

They also had slave labourers and a much smaller population . You cant build the hagia sophia or the parthenon for every residential building to house hundreds of millions of people

[@tony_sheppard165]

As a man trying to study architecture and hopefully become one, this Video brought me joy!

[@ArdaSReal]

Hey, i Plan to study it aswell but im not sure yet. It sounds so good to me in theory but when i think that in reality i have to sit in some Office and Design some boring rectangle for 20 Families to live, for not even that good pay I doubt my choice. How does it Look in reality, what does the average architect Do and earn, maybe you can answer These question i have

[@joshbenington6581]

I love these little dark age videos, they give us glimpses in a past far more beautiful (in looks and appearance)

[@BarbareCivilise]

Super

[@selmario]

God I love Europe

[@le9038]

It has been proven that our flat, bland structures make us feel sad. Let us rejoice back to the creative and motivating castles.

[@GenericHuman54]

And where is the source for this statistical experiment?

[@matheussanthiago9685]

a perfect portrait of a purely capitalist environment

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

@@matheussanthiago9685 times were much better when there were more homeless people on the streets and slaves living in mud huts hauled boulders to build monuments to ancient kings... sure buddy. capitalism has a lot of things wrong with it but this aint it

[@blooka45ls]

Reject modernity,back to real architecture

[@vitorsiIveira]

Yes

[@_blank-_]

Even mud huts are s*xier than whatever block they're sh*tting these days.

[@ToddKeck98]

Fallingwater is the only real International Style structure. One that looks futuristic yet respects its roots and the environment.

[@syedraidarsalan4685]

Do you mean mud huts where peasant live in or palaces were kings live?

[@andrewdavid9589]

@@syedraidarsalan4685 both are beautiful tbh

[@lars1588]

I like how it closes with some iconic modern architecture. There’s still great buildings being made today.

[@pyromorph6540]

No the last buildings are modern and ugly, that's what the video is trying to say.

[@olivercuenca4109]

@@pyromorph6540 No, the ones the video editor thinks are ugly are the ones at the start that are basically all brutalist. It's pretty clear that the maker of this likes the International Style.

[@Bln-f9u]

Elíasson is a genius, though he only contributed little to architecture itself.

[@beepbop6542]

@@olivercuenca4109 It's pretty clear that he hates them and closed the video with a reminder of how modernism is still destroying our heritage...

[@olivercuenca4109]

@@beepbop6542 How can modernism destroy our heritage when it is a fundamental part of it? Many of the buildings in this video are about sixty years old by this point. Some of them are landmarks in their own right. They are our culture.

[@yasayanadam767]

Our buildings can't stand simple natural disasters, but Builder Sinan's who is an architect from nearly 500-600 years ago still stand. Those buildings are made out of f**king dirt and standed against a big earthquake.

[@dodgy_edgey237]

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us." -Sir Winston Churchill

[@sebastianteaca7794]

the video is really nice, but what is being shown in the beginning is the economy/business side of buildings and architecture, and the second part is culture/religion/art related. For example, the city of Paris is separated into an economy side style and the tourist side which looks very different

[@gaets99]

Non-sense

[@TheRealHanz168]

"Back in the day people mistakenly think that a pumping station in the middle of the city is a fancy hotel because of the great architecture style"

[@bengermin3104]

Imagine getting an architecture degree and all you build are rectangles

[@bispo5671]

U MAD???

[@jasodu1]

The title should be European/western architecture

[@cristianbellino8828]

HELL YES. THE BEST ARCHITECTURE

[@hwiatslgeord2887]

@@cristianbellino8828 debatable

[@arthurixh]

Europe is the crown of human development

[@anonymousman1282]

Americans are very sensitive to inclusion and diverse representation but maybe a European or American with European ancestry with little knowledge of other architectures made this video and therefore included western architecture like how Indians or people of other countries do. For eg: Indians make videos of english titles for a specific problem then speak hindi in the video. An Indian making a video about architecture will most probably talk about Indian architecture.

[@rfll9434]

THE BEST

[@matouislove8651]

Probably the best litle dark age edit I've seen so far. gg wp for this man

[@matheuspinho4987]

As a Brazilian, I love the fact that you putted Oscar Niemeyer's trash as an example of what not to do in architecture. 🇧🇷🇻🇦 God Bless

[@derniercaesar5319]

Só faltou colocar a catedral de aparecida

[@ericklucasmenezesdelima570]

@Vax , oe Não, lixo ainda dá pra reutilizar e fazer algo bom. Niemeyer é só pra queimar mesmo

[@chevalierduchrist1754]

@@ericklucasmenezesdelima570 Exato

[@WhenAllTheWarmthLeavesUs]

@Vax , oe É, ele é reconhecido por modernistas '-'...

[@anonymously3552]

@Vax , oe um pedaço de lixo comparado com as arquiteturas clássicas, veja qual te salta os olhos, obviamente quem gosto por bosta tem, de bosta gostara.

[@backroomserklärt]

One of the best edits in human history

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Golden Gate Bridge: Built in 4 years spanning 4200 feet over water and nearly 100 years old. Modern Bridge over some road only 175 feet: Built in 2 years and collapses in less than a year.

[@tatianadashkova2143]

Bruh I bet I can find plenty of modern bridges that were build fast and are long and sturdy and plenty of old ones that did not survive to the modern day

[@GorgutsFan1998]

we need to build more featureless grey cubes but have stylized baroque architecture on the inside

[@olivercuenca4109]

Now that's the kind of game-changing thinking I like to see!

[@javierpacheco8234]

Its better if both were outside and inside beautiful, why would you just want it oustide?

[@javierpacheco8234]

@@olivercuenca4109 what game changing idea? that's just a horrible idea, it's better if it were both. Not 50 percent.

[@olivercuenca4109]

@@javierpacheco8234 Are you familiar with the concept of ‘humour’?

[@tatianadashkova2143]

Isn’t that already true?

[@ofazmo]

Best little dark age edit so far.

[@jaideep_puri]

hey can u tell me about your religion

[@mysteriousstranger6857]

Aesthetics has been privatised; modern architects and the businessmen who commission them never live in the same parts of town as their projects. They get to enjoy pleasant surroundings while the rest of us are given concrete cubes.

[@hussienbintalal91]

If i was a dictator i would ban two things modern art and modern architecture

[@matheussanthiago9685]

hmmm, and maybe bring so form of neoclassicism and make it the one true art form of the Reich... and, that sounds familiar

[@ArdaSReal]

@@elliotbroadhurst7142 Hitler Was actually very inspired by old empires and always said that what is left of an empire is its Architektur, Like pyramids or all the Roman buildings. There were Plans for a big Berlin that should be Like the rome of our time, i dont think that any big Art Project Got evet really finished tho since his Plans where completely over the top and unrealistic

[@Deaglan753]

Wont be a dictator for long without modern defense buildings, good luck using castles gor you defense against tanks and helicopters

[@hussienbintalal91]

@@Deaglan753 good luck using your tanks and helicopters against my 1000 years old catapult

[@vaclavcervinka65]

Thank you! This precisely expresses my feeling about architecture!

[@tapir.lepirodae]

A bit eurocentric but still amazing.

[@qopiqq3629]

Its where the best architecture came from, and where we are ruining the landscapes with concrete blocks the most

[@lowarior20]

@@qopiqq3629 True, but a few asian pictures should have made the cut as well

[@birdcar7808]

@Qopiq q That’s just blatantly incorrect. There are numerous fantastic buildings throughout Asia, the Middle East has beautiful buildings decorated with elaborate patterns surrounded by lush gardens, North Africa has pyramids and all sorts of intricate buildings that were the envy of every other civilization, South America had rows of step pyramids and perfectly geometric buildings rising from lush jungles, East Africa has beautiful churches cut directly from rock, and so on. Every civilization had buildings that held extraordinary significance to people and thus were given care and resources for their design. And many modern civilizations are forgetting or are being forced to forget that sort of worldview. So I’d say this video would have been much better, and it’s point illustrated more clearly, if it included buildings that were built in places besides western Europe.

[@rondeanichi3633]

@@qopiqq3629 just say you never saw a mosque buddy

[@jupiter1789]

@@qopiqq3629 best architects based on what? Your opinion?

[@ognjen554]

one of the best edits ive seen in a while tbh

[@bartho4483]

Seen the Sant Mikaël mount at 0:35. As a Breton, thanks for recognising our architectural jewel

[@axelfoloeil]

Au plaisir l'ami Je suis de Nantes donc je connais un peu le coin !

[@tbfrstudio5416]

Les normands en sueur

[@L̐̔-z9k]

This is so well done! Great job

[@SkibidiRizzMemes]

You can’t spell architecture without art

[@hypermangi8265]

Don't u just love the few seconds before the video ends? Such beautiful art. 👽

[@FangsofYima]

that classical architecture really fills you with awe and sets your soul straight I swear. I havent been to any of the old examples sadly but Ive been to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and it was so beautiful. Ive heard someone describe modern architecture as utilitarianism masquerading as minimalism and I think thats pretty apt. That said I do still enjoy some more modern stuff like Brutalism, Metabolist, and Art Deco

[@zankfilms2898]

I don't understand how people can look at the past and not see how great we once wherw

[@IITJII95]

It's incredibly demoralising.

[@birb9425]

The edit is god-tier.

[@Rhodes_prime]

You know your in too deep when you start getting architectural edits

[@imcool2931]

Old architecture : beautiful, holds value, and lasts long "modern architecture" : what if block but big

[@tatianadashkova2143]

The international space station, CERN, three gorges dam, Panama channel and plenty of other modern mega projects that are masterpieces that took the efforts of generations and unlike cathedrals actually serve a purpose: guess I’ll go fuck myself

[@inalthegreat141]

As an architect actually I also like the modern architecture.There are still good examples.But of course the gothic and roman architecture is so close to perfect.

[@Anielusz498]

We need to bring back beautiful architecture, the essence of excellence.

[@nephets69.]

Neo-baroque is still pretty appealing.

[@purpledevilr7463]

My Little Brother wants to be an Architect when he’s older. If he is one, I hope he’ll do better than what we have today.

[@chair2945]

One of the main and most popular aspects of medieval times is it's architecture. Every castle had to be defensive and sustainable, and of course, practical in most uses. Theyy ended up serving all three purposes along with looking super cool. Medieval buildings like watchtowers and fortresses, holdfasts and halls, were all built at a time with little to no electrical machinery (at the very least, not in terms of construction). Each one is unique. A good way to experience this (at least to an extent) is playing the Assassin's Creed series. AC: Brotherhood showed Rome's amazing architecture. Yes, the buildings there pre-date medieval times by centuries, and yes, the game is set during the Renaissance, but you could explore the Colosseum, the Mausoleo de Augusto, the Pantheon, and many more. From infamous buildings, to arches and bridges, information is provided. It's like each has its own story. Architecture in those times was truly unique and masterful. The fact that they still stand and you almost feel and experience it's glorious-ness is an open testimony to this.

[@TheTurdle]

Istg there's a little dark age edit for anything.

[@BritishJaguar]

I believe that modern architecture exists only so that there is contrast and we can enjoy historical architecture

[@AirDur]

A lot of modern architecture is here to be efficient. Except for a few bold initiatives, it is not to display power or richness, or it is reserved for very few buildings.

[@bastipadgamesandrandomthings]

Old architecture gives me a nostalgic feeling, I don’t know why.