@maya I feel we have lost a lot of ornate design aesthetic overall. Like buildings used to have Latin writing and gargoyles and flourish. Now they're just sterile boxes. That has to have an effect on our collective psyche
@v every commute i walk by this building https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_Auditorium_Building and it makes me a little happy! but ... it wouldn't be allowed to be built today, because our zoning now requires "breaking up the mass" and a bajillion facade colors so buildings end up looking like a kid playing with the rectangle tool in MS Paint http://www.b9architects.com/blog/2021/11/11/project-spotlight-portal-apartments-fremont
Eagles Auditorium Building - Wikipedia