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Beauty and Ugliness in Architecture
Norway
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 13 พ.ค. 2022
History of architecture has been preoccupied with beauty; in Europe and on all continents and in all cultures.
These are living traditions that have evolved over thousands of years, and can continue to evolve in thousands of years, if we fully engage with them.
Modernist architecture is a violation of these traditions, of the fundamental principles of beauty in architecture, and universal, human preferences in architecture across times and cultures.
We fight against the Modernist storytelling of architectural traditions as being something that does not belong in our times, something that belongs in a museum.
We fight for a different storytelling where architectural traditions are to be engaged with fully, without irony or distance; a tool to connect our own time with the past and the future of our society.
These are living traditions that have evolved over thousands of years, and can continue to evolve in thousands of years, if we fully engage with them.
Modernist architecture is a violation of these traditions, of the fundamental principles of beauty in architecture, and universal, human preferences in architecture across times and cultures.
We fight against the Modernist storytelling of architectural traditions as being something that does not belong in our times, something that belongs in a museum.
We fight for a different storytelling where architectural traditions are to be engaged with fully, without irony or distance; a tool to connect our own time with the past and the future of our society.
BUA 2024 - Ordinary people’s aesthetic preferences in architecture. By Mr.Justin Shubow
Justin Shubow is president of the National Civic Art Society, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that promotes the classical and humanistic tradition in public art and architecture. He is former chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that is the aesthetic guardian of Washington, to which he was appointed by President Trump. Shubow has testified in Congress on topics such as the future of the National Mall and the design of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. He has published architectural criticism at Forbes online, First Things, Public Discourse, The Washington Post, and The Weekly Standard.
He has delivered talks on architecture and other subjects at the U.S. Department of State, American Enterprise Institute, Baylor University, Colorado College, Hamilton College, and the Universities of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Shubow received a B.A. from Columbia University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and completed four years of study in the University of Michigan’s Ph.D. program in philosophy; he has taught philosophy courses as an instructor at the University of Michigan and Yale College. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation and the Board of Academic Advisors of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization. Carl Korsnes interviewed him recently about architecture for Sivilisasjonen.
Lecture : Ordinary people's aesthetic preferences in architecture
What are ordinary people’s aesthetic preferences in architecture, especially public architecture? This is a longstanding question that only a few have endeavored to empirically answer. In 2020, the National Civic Art Society undertook a survey of 2,000 American adults conducted by The Harris Poll of "Americans’ Preferred Architecture for Federal Buildings."
The poll found that 72% of Americans prefer classical and traditional design, and there were widespread majorities across all demographic groups, including political party affiliation, socioeconomic status, gender, and race. This talk will discuss empirical studies of public preferences in architecture, with special focus on the NCAS survey.
What explains the studies’ results? The talk will include a discussion of the response to such studies, including the response from architects and critics who are members of the architectural establishment. Does the establishment question the results or push back on them? The talk will also address political implications of the studies.
Credits: Dag W. Grundseth. Pixmedia
Subtitles : Frederik Nygård Stokvik. Ny Urbanisme Norge
He has delivered talks on architecture and other subjects at the U.S. Department of State, American Enterprise Institute, Baylor University, Colorado College, Hamilton College, and the Universities of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Shubow received a B.A. from Columbia University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and completed four years of study in the University of Michigan’s Ph.D. program in philosophy; he has taught philosophy courses as an instructor at the University of Michigan and Yale College. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation and the Board of Academic Advisors of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization. Carl Korsnes interviewed him recently about architecture for Sivilisasjonen.
Lecture : Ordinary people's aesthetic preferences in architecture
What are ordinary people’s aesthetic preferences in architecture, especially public architecture? This is a longstanding question that only a few have endeavored to empirically answer. In 2020, the National Civic Art Society undertook a survey of 2,000 American adults conducted by The Harris Poll of "Americans’ Preferred Architecture for Federal Buildings."
The poll found that 72% of Americans prefer classical and traditional design, and there were widespread majorities across all demographic groups, including political party affiliation, socioeconomic status, gender, and race. This talk will discuss empirical studies of public preferences in architecture, with special focus on the NCAS survey.
What explains the studies’ results? The talk will include a discussion of the response to such studies, including the response from architects and critics who are members of the architectural establishment. Does the establishment question the results or push back on them? The talk will also address political implications of the studies.
Credits: Dag W. Grundseth. Pixmedia
Subtitles : Frederik Nygård Stokvik. Ny Urbanisme Norge
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It's a crime what modern archicteture did to all of us.
Next year we hope that Nikos will come to Oslo. He is so good.
What an excellent talk by Nathan! Really taking everything of importance into account. With a solid root in the history of architecture too.
Great way to frame this. Although among the wealthy and educated, by and large, modernism is the preferred style.
Witty and erudite as ever...Looking forward to the new edition of his work on Classical Architecture later this year...
Great lecture
Muy interesante. Pablo siempre mostró una sensibilidad muy especial hacia el patrimonio histórico, ya desde sus primeros años… fuimos compañeros en el colegio mayor Guadaira.
Sensitivity to history is so important to an architect. Ufortunately it is not fostered enough at the educational institutions. So good that some take it up - despite the institutions, like Pablo😊
Very interesting. It really is a cult masqueranding as science
Grand old man in the norwegian traditional architecture, Arne Sødal is a founding member of Intbau (International), and norwegian Intbau. He was almost alone for decades - advocating for alternatives to modernists.
This drawing session was increadibly funny and rewarding! Brandon Ro is an excellent teacher - and probably one of the best we have currently. We really, really hope to do another drawing session with assist. Professor Ro, next year too. A free version of the pdf, used in this session can be downloaded from BUA Academy.
Beautiful lecture by Jan Inge Lindeberg.
What a interesting, well-prepared, thorough and very well performed lecture by Justyn Shubow!
This is the most succinct statement on modern society I've ever seen. Modernism destroyed all the gains of technology in architecture, and all the other areas of life: art, music, fashion, morals, education, food, health, etc. No one wants it, but we're stuck with it until someone like Trump comes along and just undoes it. His mistake was that he did not do to big pharma what he did to big architecture. etc.
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"Modern movement" XD
'Veni, Vidi, Vici', I guess. - Vignola, ... - Palladio, who skip the easier proportions for Gibbs to fill in later. - Serlio, who humble himself and propose something else we can't ignore. I guess I don't know enough to realize what Vignola influenced the most. 😁
I did skim through some of the treatises and find the journey of each country pretty interesting. For example, British, by adopting Palladio, Isaac Ware translated Palladio's version to english. He also kindly included Inigo Jones' designs in his 1756 book, a Complete Body. Later on, Sir William Chambers had concluded British version in his treatise, 1862 (1000+ pages). I am not interested enough to look into French takes on the treatises. But, I found how the American Vignola flourished in another continent might be pretty useful. If these treatises are the core of Classical architecture, I think it would be interesting to see your in-depth knowledge apply to this core and see it flourishes, too. Best regards, Your student, 30 😁
Online student actually hahaha
Excuse my curiosity 😁
My undergrad based on IR, nothing related of Classical architecture No grad and I'm from Thailand. I'm just curious about Classical, so I looked it up on TH-cam and found you. That's all. Thank you for you lessons 👏🏻
All my books based on ICAA lists, and some from Palladian center patternbooks Just find it interesting, that's all, that's all 😆
Please, please bring back traditional, classical and vernacular architecture and design new spaces that are welcoming to people. Modern architecture and cities are horrible and awards are given just for pure ugliness.
I’m glad to see this problem addressed at last. I hate modern architecture and modern urban design, it’s time we put people first again.🙂
Incredible that not more architects discover the simple principle: "building things people like, sells buildings"
Important and beautiful work. Great lecture!
I could not agree more to this, even if I got paid to do so. I'm 100% on board here
I love hearing that new students are engaging in classical architecture. All the stuff I see from the program are nice. I hope to see some of it buildt some day. If I ever get to make a home from scratch, I'll probably try to look some of them up for hire.
What a treasure James Stevens Curl is to us all. A beautiful lecture by a brilliant mind. Thanks!
A very solid lecture by a very solid craftswoman. Thanks a lot for sharing with us!
What a brilliant teacher Brandon Ro is. A beautiful lecture about an important topic often forgotten.
So many years of research, finally available to the general public. A great lecture!
This was really av good lecture - by all standards and measures! Excellent talk by Narum Bakken.
Thank you Micheal Diamante!
Bravo Bruno and and good luck to you all. You have got off to a great start. I have no doubt the general public will welcome you with open arms.
Fantastic, great insights
Wonderful lecture. Respectfully, I might suggest the speaker become more conscious of his use of ‘ehh’s and ‘umm’s
Thank you! I have long been interested in the picturesque, but more from an Anglo-American perspective. This was very new and very interesting for me. Thanks for making it available.
What a wonderful event! It's a gulp of refreshing pure water sparkling with brilliance of insights! Amazing! I thought we would never come to the normality of human-sized, human-oriented design. Thank you so much for hope and your courage to call things what they really are! Much respect! I wish you every success and will distribute this amazing video to all of my friends.
Thank you! We are glad you enjoyed it.
i love this presentation
Love this lecture, thank you ❤
You're so welcome!
Very grateful for these lectures being published here. Thank you!
The mental health aspect is sooo important. I suffer from anxiety and bad, ugly environments make it faaaar worse. And of course obesity gets worse when people are depressed/everything is grey and there is no nature or green parks to go and take a walk!
My point was that if you create cohesive urbanism walking become a natural mode of transport, not an activity. And this in general is good for physical and mental health. Regarding architecture yes classical architecture is calming for the soul!
just like modern art, modernist architects utter such ugliness
Just great 👍❤🙏
Thank you!
What an excellent lecture!