Is there such a thing as an ugly building?

"Is there such a thing as an ugly building?"

Isn't it better to ask "Can anything be ugly?", not just buildings.
"Of low esthetic value" would also be a better way to put it than "ugly" because ugly is not a very precise value.

So the question asks if there are any objectively "ugly" buildings. I would say yes , but that's in relation to its context and to its purpose, where it is placed in relation to other buidlings and surrounding environment, whether people are supposed to live in it , if it is an object of art, or something else. And how the technology and esthetics of the building relates to the current stage in human evolution of art and technology. Its context may change over time.

But you can wonder if all objects have an esthetic value (low or high) even when they are not finished. Is a half-finished building ugly or pretty, or is it free from esthetic attribute until it's completed. Also, a building can be dirty , or may be partly destroyed, or modified.  I think you can evaluate a half finished building, but based on an interpretation. But it's the same with finished buildings, their value is based on an interpretation.

Okay, now I need to explain that..but I don't have time.

But what are condors views on this? You're the one who asked the question.


Edited by wilmon91 - November 21 2015 at 06:44

chopper wrote: micky wrote: I just ask myself... would I live or work there. If no.. then yeah.. shoot the architect haha That is the product of a warped mind. How the **** do you get to the top apartment, unless it has a lift that can go 90 degrees?

Wormholes.

Kati wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: Kati wrote: The T wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: I remember when this website was interesting. Relax, there's tons of "what am I eating/watching/listening to" threads right now....  There is also such thing as if you have nothing to contribute but critique, the smart thing is to keep your mouth shut  and move on. I've never been accused of being smart, but I was just making a joke. Stop trying to censor me. I never attempt to censor anyone or anything. It was an advise. Also I am sorry, I didn't get your humour.

Ha yeah I know I was referencing what condor said in another thread. You can just safely ignore me.

The Dark Elf wrote: Ugly buildings? Look at photos of the cement bunkers that passed for apartments in Cold-War East Germany.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: I remember when this website was interesting.

Dayvenkirq wrote: ^ Just imagine a giant head made of wood ... or cement ... or both. Whatever professional contractors and construction workers use. Makes sense?

^ What on earth is that supposed to mean?  Buildings don't look like people.

On the other hand, now that you mention it, the Bauhaus architecture from that period was probably modern architecture's last hurrah... if you took down at the eagles and swastikas, anyway.


Edited by Triceratopsoil - November 11 2015 at 18:55

Triceratopsoil wrote: The T wrote: Good thing nobody has started a "What is my bowel movement like right now" thread...  Don't give Condor any ideas

Absolutely true 

Yep, basically some areas of the former Warsaw Pact countries could fill this thread in a second.