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Why Did London’s Iconic Structure Disappear?
In the mid-19th century, a revolutionary structure changed the course of architecture and engineering. Built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, this massive construction of iron and glass was hailed as a breakthrough, symbolizing Victorian ambition and progress. But what led to its downfall? After being relocated to Sydenham, the structure fell into decline, eventually succumbing to a devastating fire in 1936.
This video unpacks the story of its rise and fall, examining the social, architectural, and historical significance that accompanied its tragic end. How did it reflect the changing world of the Industrial Revolution? Why did it symbolize both innovation and obsolescence? Journey with ...
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Why Is Modern Architecture Ugly
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In the early 20th century, a radical shift transformed the world of architecture. Traditional styles that once celebrated intricate ornamentation were suddenly cast aside. This video explores the ideological and technological revolutions that led architects to view ornament as a crime, ushering in the era of modernism where simplicity, honesty, and functionality reigned supreme. Key Topics Cove...
Khrushchevka: The depressing architecture of the soviete union
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In this video we re going to talk about one of the most influencial projects in the history of architecture : the mass housing project of krushchev #architecture #history #urss #khrushchevka #russia #historyofarchitecture #honestarchitect #modernarchitecture #modernism #art #culture #Architecture #ArchitecturalDesign #ArchitecturalCritique #ModernArchitecture #ArchitectureLovers #Architects #Ar...
3 Architectural Sins Commited Around the World
Просмотров 9569 месяцев назад
in this video we've put together a list of 3 Architectural blunders around the world. From the worying to the downright absurd 0:00 - 0:30 Intro 0:30 - 4:00 The 20 frenchurch street building 4:00 - 8:07 Ponte Tower 8:08 - 12:30 Pyonyung Hotel #architectue #history #art #northcorea #uk #walkietalkie #pyongyang #hotelofdoom #pontecity #disastrous #badarchitecture
The linear city of madrid explained in 5 minutes ( Cuidad lineal de madrid )
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Год назад
In this video, we explore the fascinating history of linear cities and their evolution over time. We start with the visionary architect and urban planner A. Soria y Mata, who first proposed the concept of linear cities with his plan for Ciudad Lineal de Madrid in 1882. We examine the principles behind Soria's design, as well as the benefits and challenges associated with this type of urban plan...
The failing of the Unité d'habitation explained in 9 minutes
Просмотров 12 тыс.Год назад
#architect #architecture #lecorbusier #brutalism #habitation During the 1950s, as cities grew rapidly, there was an urgent need for cost-effective and effective housing solutions. Le Corbusier, a young architect at the time, proposed a radical idea for modern social housing - a self-sufficient housing unit that would offer residents all the conveniences of a small town within a single building....
The failing of Pruitt Igoe explained in 5 minutes
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Join us on a journey to explore the rise and fall of the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri. Designed in the 1950s by renowned architect Minoru Yamasaki, this public housing complex was meant to embody the ideals of modernist architecture and provide a safe and comfortable home for thousands of low-income families. However, despite its grand vision and innovative features, soon ...
The Dark Side of Egypt's New Administrative Capital: A costly mistake
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#architect #architecture #urbandesign #egypt #newcapital the Egyptian government a new administrative capital city near and Cairo is supposed to be a flagship for Smart City developments across Africa despite its association with the un's sustainable development goals critics argue that the project will be highly detrimental to existing cities that are inhabitants and the natural environment. #...
Paris Almost Looked Like This: Exploring Le Corbusier's Plan Voisin
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#architect #architecture #lecorbusier #urbandesign #urbanplanning #modernism #history You who love the intimate village atmosphere of our cities, you would have hated Le Corbusier. Since Le Corbusier presented this plan in 1925, he has been rejected and criticized for his idea and even considered barbaric by some critics. And I can’t see anyone at the time accepting this plan, even his supporte...
Villa Savoye : a bad prototype of modern architecture
Просмотров 27 тыс.Год назад
#architecture #architect #history #lecorbusier #modernism #modern #villa #houses you may also like : 1. Unité d'habitation : a bad prototype of modern social housing ruclips.net/video/bgmZf-Yb_Pw/видео.html 2. PLAN VOISIN : Le Corbusier's plan to erase Paris. ruclips.net/video/eh03UweAhZg/видео.html 0:00 Intro 0:40 Background 3:08 Problems 6:05 Interior #vintage #miesvanderoh #beautiful

Комментарии

  • @javierpacheco8234
    @javierpacheco8234 День назад

    Beauty in architecture does not matter no more in today's society, only money does.

  • @glennmartin6492
    @glennmartin6492 6 дней назад

    How do the many technical problems with this house compare to his earlier work?

  • @aleksandarratkovic4011
    @aleksandarratkovic4011 11 дней назад

    i could not go through the whole video. It’s too simplistic to view modernism purely as an egotistical or aesthetic movement. The rejection of ornamentation was deeply tied to the social, political, and economic conditions of the time. Post-war housing crises, technological progress, and a desire for egalitarian, functional spaces played a far more significant role in shaping modernist architecture than individual ego. While figures like Le Corbusier were influential, they were part of a much larger architectural shift driven by necessity and ideology. I suggest reading a bit more about the history, politics and sociology of the time period, since it really is important and very common question people have

  • @justdoitsolutions269
    @justdoitsolutions269 20 дней назад

    ugly architecture is actually bad for your health....thats what I am reading

  • @executivesteps
    @executivesteps 21 день назад

    Fake scratches and fake dust specks. Are you serious? Oh I guess it’s supposed to look old? Sophomoric and pointless.

    • @archidots
      @archidots 21 день назад

      @@executivesteps Sophomoric? No, it's called making history exciting. If creative visuals to capture the spirit of the past feel pointless to you, maybe you're just not into learning when it's not served up dry

  • @jacekbrodziak
    @jacekbrodziak 21 день назад

    I hate Le Corbusier and all modernism

  • @StripedCheeseBread
    @StripedCheeseBread 24 дня назад

    This is ridiculous. Apparently someone hasn’t heard of the Presbyterian church. Other Protestants have beautiful architecture also. Protestantism is not a monolith. Catholicism actually isn’t a monolith either. However it seems certain Catholics are butthurt over a few of their own priests actually read and obeyed the plain meaning scriptures and early church fathers.

  • @jcdenton9969
    @jcdenton9969 24 дня назад

    -modern architecture- postmortem architecture

  • @Nicana68
    @Nicana68 25 дней назад

    These buildings served their purpose. With the current housing crisis and unprecedented levels of homelessness affecting my own country (Australia), I can only dream of a government that cared enough to house its people. Our capitalist hell hole economy doesn't care one bit about taking care of people.

  • @carynfisher9463
    @carynfisher9463 25 дней назад

    So that's why schools and prisons in the USA look so similar, eh? Sounds about right.

    • @archidots
      @archidots 25 дней назад

      Yes !!! Because it is truthful and honest for a school to look like a prison hahaha

    • @carynfisher9463
      @carynfisher9463 25 дней назад

      @@archidots No arguing with that!

  • @DifferentRussian
    @DifferentRussian 25 дней назад

    There's also a famous edict taken by Stalin's administration in 1953 to abolish all architectural "excesses" during planning and construction, made with one clear goal in mind: to produce as much buildings as quickly and cheaply as possible for the war-torn USSR. That's when all the fancy stalinist architecture got replaced with simple commieblocks we know and love. The decision had some language around it going on about how the new style reflects the honesty and utilitarianism of the regime, but it was mainly taken just to re-settle all the people who lost their homes in WW2, and were literally living in basements and hastily built wooden ramshackles. After the immediate problem was solved, people and construction companies just gotten used to this barebones style. It was difficult to justify a new, more expensive, and slower to build model, just for the sake of style. Plus commieblocks really do look good once all the greenery sets in.

  • @sethrhinehart621
    @sethrhinehart621 25 дней назад

    reject modernity return to tradition

  • @joseobang
    @joseobang 26 дней назад

    the most toxic architect through out the history

  • @aaliyahkissick
    @aaliyahkissick 26 дней назад

    Great example of cultural hegemony.

    • @archidots
      @archidots 26 дней назад

      Exactly! Modernism’s push felt like a form of architectural hegemony, forcing one vision at the expense of others

  • @jornthefreeze
    @jornthefreeze 26 дней назад

    I think both have a place in our time, but I hated when modernism sought to replace beautiful older buildings in the 50's60's70's and even 80's of the last century. In Europe anyway.

    • @archidots
      @archidots 26 дней назад

      I hear you. The Modernist drive to replace older buildings often overlooked the value of historical beauty. Their approach was too aggressive, missing the chance to integrate and respect existing architecture.

  • @frostbyte6930
    @frostbyte6930 26 дней назад

    Great video. There seems to be an awakening in the world, a realization that beauty is paramount, especially in architecture. I see more and more content highlighting the failed experiment of Modern architecture, and it pleases me.

    • @archidots
      @archidots 26 дней назад

      Thanks for the comment! It’s true-there’s definitely a shift towards valuing beauty in architecture again. Modernism had its flaws, and it’s interesting to see how perspectives are changing.

  • @kllisk
    @kllisk Месяц назад

    This is what the democrats want us all to live in

  • @artgalleryfidelio
    @artgalleryfidelio Месяц назад

    Corbusier a big name with deficient projects!

  • @gabrielmarengo1244
    @gabrielmarengo1244 Месяц назад

    Himself admited before him die, that the projects he idealized, for grace, not growd up. In the end of him life, he recognized the errors around him projects.

  • @yukitakaoni007
    @yukitakaoni007 Месяц назад

    What’s more depressing: - Homeless? - A functional boring house?

  • @invencibletheory
    @invencibletheory 2 месяца назад

    cool vid, too bad you ended on a very reductive, biased and shortsighted note. Le Corbusier did for architecture what almost no one else has. All works of architecture that have an ambition towards innovation are to be considered experimental and all works of architecture even the ones you would subjectively deem amazing are nothing but a balancing act, nothing is perfect. Le Corbusier was a visionary who continues to inspire today both in practice and in academia.

  • @alexg9696
    @alexg9696 2 месяца назад

    Very good presentation. I see you are using Revit, correct? Keep up the good work!

  • @godzira1158
    @godzira1158 2 месяца назад

    From the documentary a “low income resident said”, “during the day we would put our record player in the hallway and play Martha and the Vandellas as loud as it would go.” How long would you put up with that? The ‘working families’ left. Leaving only? EVERYONE KNOWS WHY IT FAILED. Take responsibility for yourself!

  • @ludovicodemarco7794
    @ludovicodemarco7794 2 месяца назад

    In Italia negli anni 60' - 70' - 80' , molti progettisti si ispirarono alle idee di Le Corbusier, dando vita a molti quartieri ............i risultati furono UN DISASTRO ! Basta ricordare le "Vele" di Scampia (Napoli), il quartiere ZEN (Palermo) , le "Lavatrici" (Genova), il Corviale (Roma) e molti altri GHETTI di cemento armato. Tutte realizzazioni dove il concetto di "unita' autonome" non ha MAI funzionato, costruzioni che sono andate incontro ad un degrado rapido, con una qualita' della vita pessima in queste orrende strutture. Un fallimento da prendere come esempio per non ripeterlo mai piu'.

  • @DieNibelungenliad
    @DieNibelungenliad 2 месяца назад

    Millions of people still live in these houses. Its more space efficient than building cottages (dacha) for all the folk just one of these blocks can house

  • @IndustrisasiIndonesia
    @IndustrisasiIndonesia 2 месяца назад

    1:50So now begins the propaganda part. Like people in the United States like to see people sleeping in the New York subway. 2:37 500 meter not 900

  • @IndustrisasiIndonesia
    @IndustrisasiIndonesia 2 месяца назад

    0:41 In the 1930s, the Soviet Union built a stalinka apartment with a larger size than a kerucovka and made of brick. To this day, houses built during this period are highly valued .But this house is very famous for being close to the factory. The housing crisis did not exist before the war. 1:31 aftrer 1945 50 million people lost their homes and became homeless.Even 2 million houses per year is not enough. 1:38 what amenities What you get from living in the barracks ha!!

  • @komisiantikorupsikoruptord6257
    @komisiantikorupsikoruptord6257 2 месяца назад

    Soviet mikrodistric vs USA suburbia 0:07 This apartment In reality it is surrounded by trees as high as 30 meters. 0:23 It's strange to call it affordable because no one buys it. Also Soviet government has bigger problem. Moving people from barracks after their homes were destroyed by jerman in World War II to new apartments with running water. 0:29 That's a map of Russia, not the Soviet Union

  • @komisiantikorupsikoruptord6257
    @komisiantikorupsikoruptord6257 2 месяца назад

    What could be more depressing than this house. It is homeless. And it is Architect who make expensive houses only For rent That's the problem. Many young people difficult to buy house and start families and have children .

  • @paul329
    @paul329 2 месяца назад

    Pretty sure what they had before was a lot more depressing.

  • @seanledden4397
    @seanledden4397 2 месяца назад

    Corbusier's tremendous and long-lasting influence really is a mystery.

  • @orppranator5230
    @orppranator5230 2 месяца назад

    What’s more depressing is a dilapidated “luxury” apartment in NYC that costs an arm and a leg each month for rent.

    • @archidots
      @archidots 2 месяца назад

      The lack of space, the monotnous landscape, bad insulation and lack of privacy, ... Est.

    • @komisiantikorupsikoruptord6257
      @komisiantikorupsikoruptord6257 2 месяца назад

      ​@@archidotsWhat could be more depressing than this house. It is homeless. And it is Architect who make expensive houses only For rent That's the problem. Many young people difficult to buy house and start families and have children .

  • @anfrex3342
    @anfrex3342 2 месяца назад

    Exactly why is it depressing? the design of the USSR is clearly based on supplying basic needs, not luxuries. You should watch the Eco Gecko video, I think it's pretty good and complements your video quite well: /watch?v=k1fFd4S9IBc

  • @paratrooper6
    @paratrooper6 2 месяца назад

    What was depressing about this?

  • @seanledden4397
    @seanledden4397 2 месяца назад

    I remember the first time I saw a photo of this house - it clobbers you over head with it's "mid-century American Strip Mall" vibe.

  • @olelech
    @olelech 2 месяца назад

    'Honest' Architect: These Soviet housing units were depressing! Also Honest Architect: The Soviets initiated a massive housing project to combat the huge demand. Schools, grocery stores, and other amenities were within walking distance, and there was ample space for greenery, leisure, and community activities!

  • @Picsou313
    @Picsou313 2 месяца назад

    Nice. Subbed

  • @mirrored464
    @mirrored464 2 месяца назад

    This is such a high quality video good job keep posting

  • @spektrograf
    @spektrograf 2 месяца назад

    A very well presented essay on the topic. Thank you!

  • @SofianeSACI-h1u
    @SofianeSACI-h1u 2 месяца назад

    very informative. thank you for the video !!!

  • @azmike3572
    @azmike3572 2 месяца назад

    This clip is visually poorly assembled, with so many images inserted without explanation, making it hard to follow.

  • @sanjeevkumarsharma7612
    @sanjeevkumarsharma7612 2 месяца назад

    Please eat healthy food, it's something to help your heart to pump more blood to your brain

    • @aaaaaa2206
      @aaaaaa2206 Месяц назад

      You insult those who don't agree with you. Very mature.

  • @mrn13
    @mrn13 3 месяца назад

    North Korea is watching and taking notes

  • @ultraali453
    @ultraali453 3 месяца назад

    Maybe an architect should talk to potential residents and contractors when designing an apartment building.

  • @ultraali453
    @ultraali453 3 месяца назад

    Its not the architect's job to build a structure, to maintain it or to ensure law and order.

    • @azmike3572
      @azmike3572 2 месяца назад

      Correct. The funds for maintenance and security would come from the city, which over time didn't spend enough. Like in so many older shopping malls, when maintenance and security funding are reduced (the two top items), crime increases.

  • @KremKatt
    @KremKatt 3 месяца назад

    Great video! Corbusier was a disaster to architecture

  • @Fuff63
    @Fuff63 3 месяца назад

    Enjoyed this vid. Thx. The idea is so strange it makes me want to visit to see it even more. And it is clear that this style of building ages very poorly without vigilant human intervention and maintenance! Cheers.

  • @zacanger
    @zacanger 4 месяца назад

    The army's human experimentation on residents, including injecting people with plutonium, might've had something to do with things too

    • @CMM726
      @CMM726 Месяц назад

      I googled it and it’s even worse than you say. They were spraying chemicals from the roof tops and all over the grass that made everyone sick

  • @Artearq7
    @Artearq7 4 месяца назад

    Muy acertado el vídeo. Las ciudades lineales tienen un gran problema de falta de flexibilidad. Que tome nota Arabia Saudita...

  • @someinteresting
    @someinteresting 4 месяца назад

    So, more or less Dubai is this joke of an architect’s dream. 🤮