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You call it a “revolution” I call it a psy-op.

The Khrushchevka is far nicer than the Brezhnevka which is far nicer than a "Putinovka" or the latest super high rise eyesores that they build outside Moscow

you can't give prosperity to ppl.

Depressing? maybe after over half a century of neglect when they were to be demolished after 30 years but of course the Communist authorities obviously collapsed in '91 and nobody was left that cared for building new homes.

Utopian visions usually end up like this. We can lay some of the blame on the dreamers/planners who thought this was a solution. But much of the blame has to be attributed to good old fashioned low character of the inhabitants.

Is a woman wearing makeup a crime?

It was primarily black because non blacks were the victims of crime

architects should not become city planners and Corbusier was a better furniture designer than architect

He was my hero for some time, i still love the Unité d'Habitation (it is my PC lock screen) and my graduation projetct was inspired by it. But as the time pass, i really see the defects...

I learned that Chicago's infamous Public housing "Projects" were planned based upon Le Corb's social philosophy. Take that for what it's worth..

Whatever, this is why modern architecture is so ugly & boring!👎

his ideas unfortunately partially have realized in Eastern Europe...

The reasons that caused it: 1. Its inhabitants. End

1. The people who planned and designed these "projects" never lived in them. 2. They had no understanding of the people who did live in them, 3. The people who lived in them took no pride in their surroundings, their neighborhoods. 4. The people who lived in them saw them as just another perk and benefit from the welfare state.

And also, these apartments were for FREE, not even a single penny was to be paid by the citizens, to each and every citizen.

Social Housing won’t work for antisocial People.

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

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

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

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

I hate Le Corbusier and all modernism

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.

-modern architecture- postmortem architecture

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.

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

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.

reject modernity return to tradition

the most toxic architect through out the history

Great example of cultural hegemony.

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.

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.

This is what the democrats want us all to live in

Corbusier a big name with deficient projects!

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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'.

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

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

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!!

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

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 .

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

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

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

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

What was depressing about this?

'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!