Comments by "Newtonia -UO" (@newtonia-uo4889) on "The Revolution That Is Changing Architecture" video.

  1. Any true believer of democracy will hold with great interest traditions for tradition is the voice of the largest and the most invisible host of voters in a nation, ie its ancestors
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  2. and your comment is just left wing idiocy. Is this the level of discourse you want to have?
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  3. ​ @dominicgunderson  traditional architecture is great because its localized, human centered, and there's a sense of shared local history which cements and affirms the heritage and identity of those who live in it, for one, almost all of its material are sourced from local sources or from neighboring regions making it more economical and also more pragmatic to the environment around it, the other point, is that alot of traditional architecture is built with human relations and behavior in mind, for instance, the inner courtyards of many traditional 5 story tall apartment complexes provide a rural recluse in the middle of the urban landscape which the denizens of said apartment complexes can coalesce in, the fact that to get into the inner courtyard requires passing through a usually heavy gate or door creates a portal effect that makes that space seems like a private communal sanctuary. And lastly, traditional motiffs and designs grounds the place in a certain time, place, and culture. Its not rootless, globalized, homogenous blob. its rooted, localized, with an ethnic character, something that is actually humane, and affirming to the people who lives in such lands. If you were to go to India and build african style structures there, it would look out of place, because the culture is removed from the people who live in it. structures can exist anywhere and everywhere but nations and communities ought to exemplify their heritage in the styles of their structures. Ironically, any movement that aims to prevent a people from expressing themselves in their own homelands can only accurately be described as imperialistic and when movement of peoples and demolition of local culture is included, it then becomes colonization. What modernity has done is not only vassalize europe it also colonized europe.
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  4. Good! Better that the world hold onto their traditional styles so the world doesn't just become one grey glob of monotony
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  5. likes structures that literally destroys the soul and dignity in people, its not even a question of efficiency, so you're not a capitalists, hmm... a communist perhaps? probably some left wing ideologue who actually hates humanity and hates himself but pretends he's "for the people".
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  6. The elite's disdain for the common man is represented in more ways than one
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  7. what are objective truths kubaszym?
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  8. This is simply conservative - not really, Reactionary - Okay. Conservative, no, this is actually radical, we are fighting against the globalized architecture of modernity that wants to rid cities of its national character and identity. Reactionary, sure, we are reacting to the utter dispossession of a people's urban landscape from their own eyes, we want to encourage nations to look inwardly, and see beauty in their own cultures and histories and apply its motifs to the structures of its urban landscapes.
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  9. easier to manage rainwater is probably the wrong thing to ascribe to flat roofs, you want a structure to not get damaged by rain, you put a sloped roof on top of it, you want it to have good air circulation and heat modulation, you put a sloped roof on it and make an empty space from that sloped roof called an attic. I do admit that flat roofs are easier to construct and probably easier to reach and work with by a maintenance crew. Maybe it is unavoidable for skyscrapers to have flat roof just for the safety aspect of the crews but structures that are aleast 8 stories and less have no excuse of not having a sloped roof unless they live in an arid dry climate.
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  10. I have been to california, who's traditional old suburbs were built using spanish mexican designs and they are SO BEAUTIFUL.
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  11.  @Boodlums  which leaks more, flat roofs or sloped roofs?
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  12. "oohh far right boogey man" Are you done with your inane moronic ramblings? Btw, flat roofs do have issues with leakage and water damage, its called ponding and it happens because, you guessed it, the roof is flat.
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  13. homogenous countries make travel exciting because you can see a country representing their peoples as proudly as they can be and if you want a different experience, you can travel to a different country and see how their people represent themselves! If you want boring, you want everyone to live everywhere, making nowhere special or unique.
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  14. No, because flat roofs suffer from dropping snow and ice on people too, what causes icicles is merely a curvature which a snow pile in a flat roof can provide. Also, flat roofs are heavily prone to water damage and has poor heat modulation capabilities. The benefits of a flat roof is merely this, it is easier to access by maintenance crews.
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  15. would you even call zaha hadid modernists or post modernists? anyways, her works are good set pieces but imagine a city or even a block that is built like her structures, it would be so alienating. Modernists and post modernists structures go well if they are given center stage and alot of breathing room for people to just take it as it is and ignore its effects on the surrounding area.
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  16. what is objective?
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  17. ​ @Epimpin101  it shouldn't be said, you see, people shouldn't know that communists can make horrendous living conditions too.
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  18. didn't manage to loot africa, in fact, africa still has the world's highest reserves of mineral wealth in the world. it is untouched during the age of colonization because the european powers didn't have enough time to set up shop. Most of the "looting" of africa is just african tribes selling other african tribes and plantation farms for things like tea or herbs. Now, the Americas is a different ball game all together.
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  19. I hate the damn label "reactionaries" it is meaningless, almost everything is a reaction, do we call communists as "reactionaries" for reacting to industrialization and the victory of the merchant class over the regalistic governments of yore?
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  20. ​ @kentreed00  but that's a natural condition in a democracy, what is bad is that the so called champions of tradition failed so utterly in defending traditions.
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  21. hot tropical wetland areas would probably require a stone/tiled first floors to act like a cooling slab for the house, porous wooden walls to improve air flow eliminating stagnant wet heat, and steep rooves with an attic to improve air flow and heat circulation, roofing material should be clay shingles to prevent water damage, and windows should probably be large as well. OH and paint the houses with light colors with the best paint being white paint to reflect heat. the style can be anything that resembles or evokes the local history, building practices, and customs, my suggestion would be to add some ocean motiffs with blue and white ceramic tiles as decorative pieces and some natural motiffs by adding plants or hanging vines would make a tropical home look very nice! Oh and make sure you use local materials as much as possible!
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  22. such a shame! oriental architecture is such a feast for the eyes! it looks so great!
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