Original question by @Wahots@pawb.social

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

  • countrypunk@slrpnk.net
    19·
    10 months ago

    Frutiger Aero. This is what the future should have looked like. It’s a beautiful balance between nature and technology. I love the glossy, transpartent, rounded nature of it all. The colors are bright and fresh but relaxing at the same time.

    I’m also a big fan of mid century modern. It does a good job at incorporating a natural look. On the outside, the buildings are usually low profile and blend into the landscape well. On the inside, there’s a lot of nice, quality natural materials like wood and stone that are used throughout.

    • countrypunk@slrpnk.net
      7·
      10 months ago

      More Frutiger Aero photos because I can’t stop thinking about how beautiful it is:

      One thing about it is that it ain’t the most homely of aesthetics and architectures. It’s almost always in the context of a workplace, airport, shopping center, etc. In an ideal world I’d live in a mid century modern house and work in a frutiger aero workplace.

      Edit: just found this really cool website https://frutigeraeroarchive.org/

        • countrypunk@slrpnk.net
          3·
          10 months ago

          After looking more closely, some of them do look AI generated. I still think the idea of the images is nice but it is annoying to see how it messes up the details.

    • svn@lemmy.kde.social
      4·
      10 months ago

      I wonder how bad those big white renders would look IRL after some use and wear. Great opinion, though.

      • countrypunk@slrpnk.net
        4·
        10 months ago

        Yeah, one thing that I’m not a fan of with some of the pictures that I selected is all the white. I like it better when there’s other colors and white is just the accent.

    • Wahots@pawb.social
      1·
      10 months ago

      Frutiger Aero was heavily used in Elite Dangerous for a faction’s ships. I love that look! Didn’t realize it had a name.

  • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    10 months ago

    Art deco, deco noir, and deco Gothic.

    And whatever the style is named for the hyper themed buildings. They were popular in LA for a long time and then spilled out in the 80s and 90s until the mid 2000s.

  • andrewta@lemmy.world
    4·
    10 months ago

    Not sure what it’s called but I’d like to see buildings looking like this again

    This is the Library of Congress in Washington DC

    • Zonetrooper@lemmy.world
      5·
      10 months ago

      I admit it’s not my favorite, but I do still love that it’s actually distinctive and has a specific “vibe”. You look at it and you know exactly when it’s from and what it’s about.

      I can’t think of any ‘style’ in the last 20 years that has that.

  • mhague@lemmy.world
    4·
    10 months ago

    Roman revival… most anything with arches, pillars, ashlar, obvious lentils, a strong sturdy feel.

    But also high tech / structural expressionism.

    (Uniklinikum Aachen, Germany)

    • countrypunk@slrpnk.net
      2·
      10 months ago

      I knew I regonized that structure. Read the caption you put and yep, I’ve been there. Absolutely awe inspiring piece of architecture.