wiseowise a day ago

Looks even worse in the sun. At least it belongs in the depressing, shitty weather.

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  • liamwire a day ago

    What's depressing and shitty about Brisbane's weather?

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    • jzymbaluk 18 hours ago

      I think they're saying that brutalist architecture feels out of context in Brisbane's weather, whereas the gloomy dreary feeling of the building fits in perfectly in the former USSR's gloom

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    • _kb a day ago

      Predicated 90% humidity at 3am this evening does not fill me with a great amount of joy.

      I think the above commenter may be referring to the rather more unfortunate UK climate though.

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strken a day ago

I don't hate brutalism but I'd much rather have the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Exhibition_Building than QPAC, rain or shine.

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  • ahoka a day ago

    I think both look ugly and megalomaniac.

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    • strken 15 hours ago

      You're entitled to that opinion, but if you give an alternative for how a big multi-storey building for large events and crowds should look then it will move the discussion forward.

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  • harimau777 a day ago

    To me the issue is that the alternative to brutalism isn't classic, art deco, art nouveau, googie, etc. It's soulless glass and steel designs.

    I'd rather have classic, art deco, etc. to brutalism but I'd MUCH rather have brutalism to modern glass and steel.

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zdragnar a day ago

Eh... The concrete looks to me like a bland imitation of Spanish Adobe style building.

It's better than most of the brutalism we have around here, I'll grant you that, but still not really my cup of tea.

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