Wonder how much the architecture shapes the institution tho
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The one on the left is the King County Jail btw It's much worse on the inside
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The diamond pattern on the second image is actually pretty cool
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Huuuuh. I think the photo captured more light variation than I noticed in person, where the exterior seemed pretty drab
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Moaning: brutalism isn't good Honing: brutalism isn't good... yet
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The concrete protrusions or inset windows were designed to reflect some sunlight into the windows but block most direct glare from the sun. The diamond pattern seems to do the same thing and looks nicer but is probably more expensive...
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But the bigger reason why it looks better is because there's *texture variation*. The thing is, when it gets dirty and it's seen from the street, it just looks like a big blob of rough dirty concrete, you can't see the texture difference anymore.
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If I was designing a neo-brutalist building, I might go with some sort of concrete pagoda, with concrete pillars framing large glass sections.pic.twitter.com/JRtyqThRnM
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Ha--! I'm still most drawn to the gold-tone foil. ^^
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I wouldn't use that for a building, but what you *could* do is cover concrete with decorative colored glass tiles.
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But then there's https://www.instagram.com/p/_C5dn-xjCx/
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woh legit beehive aesthetic
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My kindergarten was brutalist. At some point associations were made, wires got crossed, and now I find the aesthetic comforting and warm.
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oh . . . no? maybe that's actually good
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No, yeah... it’s worked out pretty well
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This is a salt shed. It's filled with road salt.pic.twitter.com/GfuYTtDyEe
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