Why does everyone hate Modern Architecture?

A TEDx talk by David Chipperfield.
Do you agree or disagree with his statement,
"Architects are ignored and distrusted" in the real world.

Maison L Residential Home

It doesn't fight nature, it stands proud along side of it.  This house designed by Christian Pottgiesser, is brilliant in design and gentle in execution.  As Architects, we strive to place our mark upon the earth.  To be able to alter the landscape is a reason why many fall into the profession in the first place.   How I see it is that there are two types of architects: 1) those who try to forward the profession through formal and structural expression while saving little regard for the buildings setting and 2) those who try to balance context and nature with materiality and atmosphere. Neither approach is wrong in my eyes. Both are crucial to the field.  But for me, personally, I feel a certain joy and calmness around projects and buildings that use earthly materials, play with light and tease with color, as this project does.

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A Cow Based Economics Lesson

Now I do apologize because I cannot remember the source of this brilliant list (if any of you know it, please let me know so that I can give credit where credit is due), but I really felt like I should share this information with you all.  If any of you have trouble understanding our worlds economies, such as the differences between Socialism, Communism and Fascism, have no fear because this list you are about to witness breaks it all down in a simple yet, informative manner.  In my opinion, how they describe the "American Corporation" is dead on.

I enjoyed this list, hope you do as well.

In Progress: Broad Art Museum / Zaha Hadid

Conventional construction methods and materials are used to create this unique architecture by Zaha Hadid.

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