Hello neurodivergent comrades and allied neurotypical comrades! This months mega-thread is all about architecture, so talk about your favorite buildings, monuments, architectural styles, historical developments in design and construction methods, etc.
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If you want to talk about something related to this month's theme but can’t think of anything to say, then here’s some questions to try and answer to get you started:
- What's your favorite style(s) of architecture and why?
- What's your favorite building (and/or monument, etc.) and why?
- What buildings/architectural styles to you not like?
- How has architecture had an impact on your neurodivergence?
- And on a slightly different note, how has your neurodivergence impacted the way you experience/interact with architecture?
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Yeah, that does look pretty cool. I don't think I've ever seen a curved platform before. Kinda wondering how many other example of that there are.
i like: DECO. Like the Eastern Columbia Building. Holy Shit. LA Central Library. loads of awesome movie theatres.
Art Nouveau is also really cool but its architecture is less distinct and more a decorative style, really the insides of nouveau buildings are the hot part
Extremely honorable mention is the Berzieri Terme in Salsomaggiore, which i guess is technically Deco but like, goddamm
I'm a sucker for Victorian styles, especially second empire and Queen Anne. I love how you can tell a lot of work and thought went into them (not just like sheets of mdf hot-glued together like you'd see in a 5-over-1 or "luxury condos") and I like how everything is a little wacky.
They have a lot more room for personality than modern construction. Hard to get away with painting other styles of houses hot pink or bright cerulean or something
And on a slightly different note, how has your neurodivergence impacted the way you experience/interact with architecture?
Echoey spaces with low ceilings (like a lot of gyms or art galleries, for instance) completely wreck my auditory processing. Possibly because of that, I love Gothic Revival churches and public buildings, great combination of silence and beautiful sounds. Plus gargoyles. :kkkanada: but look at the stone carvings: https://loiselleblog.com/2013/03/22/gargoyles-on-parliament-hill/
Echoey spaces with low ceilings (like a lot of gyms or art galleries, for instance)
It's only tangentially related, but this reminded me that I'm really not the biggest fan of large open indoor spaces like sports arenas/stadiums/etc. (gyms are fine though). I don't think it's in any way related to me having ADHD, but for some reason I've experienced vertigo on a few occasions while standing at/near ground level in an indoor stadium. It doesn't happen all of the time and it usually passes pretty quickly, but it's still strange that it happens.
how has your neurodivergence impacted the way you experience/interact with architecture?
Whenever the floor has a checked pattern, I only try to step on one color for some reason. I dunno why but its fun for me
Yesterday was pretty cool. Was not expecting to be one of the featured posts for the day, but I'm certainly not complaining 'cause now I know there's at least a handful of other users on this site who also DJ.