• kot [they/them]
    hexbear
    30
    edit-2
    4 months ago

    Is there anything more depressing than KKKhrushvite architecture?

    Yes, letting people sleep on the streets.

  • HarryLime [any]
    hexbear
    27
    4 months ago

    That's Brezhnevite architecture, and the only problem with it is that they didn't build enough.

    • Vingst [he/him]
      hexbear
      1
      4 months ago

      It's not just looks. High rises have a negative effect to social and psychological health.

      • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
        hexbear
        8
        4 months ago

        Things looking gross has a negative effect on social and psychological health generally but I'd prefer that over being homeless

        • Vingst [he/him]
          hexbear
          3
          4 months ago

          That's a false dichotomy. High rises aren't even materially efficient. All that weight requires more reinforcing material.

          The Vienna socialist housing projects are decent examples. Mostly mid-rises and their one high-rise isn't a spartan, drab eyesore.

          It's not a trade-off, it's just shitty thoughtless design.

          • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
            hexbear
            6
            4 months ago

            Oh? I'm no civil engineer so I can't argue against that lol. I always assumed high rise housing was primarily space and material efficient and that was the reason for their construction.

            • Vingst [he/him]
              hexbear
              3
              4 months ago

              Yes, and also I think there are even better looking mid-rise Khrushchevka housing projects.

              This "soulless highrise towers" meme is fraught toxic reactionary propaganda. I feel like I got little caught up and heated there.

  • Hello_Kitty_enjoyer [none/use name]
    hexbear
    2
    4 months ago

    they have totally fair complaints

    we can round up the people who complain about this and put them in laogai and give their newly vacated non-brutalist house to the nearest unhoused person