I do not like new objectivity either for the reasons you’ve already mentioned, I follow Benjamin in his critique of it in The Artist as Producer (give it a read, it’s pretty short).
I mentioned it just in contrast to stalinist neoclassicism, which is pure Romantic kitsch with a workerist twist. It seems that you’re already pretty knowledgeable of what those different styles entail, so that’s why you ranking stalinism so high comes off as a surpsise, since it rejects everything suprematism stood for. Even the one you posted is heavily ornated compared to something from the 20’s. Again, this gives me the impression that you like them only because they look “cool”, which is superficial at best.
Pic related some suprematist burroughs and the suprematist film set of Aelita.
As for stalinist architecture being “honest”, I tried to explain already in the brutalist thread how it obfuscates the class struggle by solidifying the proletariat as proletariat etc
Owen Lewis
user I'm from Philadelphia and you have no idea how much I love our architecture and how distraught I am with these hideous gentrified condos destroying it and filling up with bourgeois scum. Idk if I really hate this style or if i just cant seperate it from the colonization of my city but it is physically repulsive to look at
Oh, and I forgot to mention I work in contracting so I am often working for landlords "flipping" the houses and apartments they just kicked tenants out of
Owen Bennett
When I look at these, post-rock automatically starts playing in my head. It's a nice feeling tbh. Anyway, irl they wouldn't be this shiny.
Damn… if you go to certain parts of center city you'll still find some of that colonial architecture, I believe. There are also a few towns out west in PA that have this similar style, but it's slowly going away in favor of shittier "modern" sleek bullshit.
Henry Long
This might be my Eurotrash privilege showing but this looks just as drab and commercial to me as the modern stuff.
Caleb Collins
Great taste friendo, baltimore is my favorite city in the states and the architecture is a big part of that.
