The Return of Classical Architecture
Having become nearly extinct in the mid 20th century, Classical Architecture and related styles like Gothic and Art Deco have been making a comeback in recent decades. Here I showcase some of the notable buildings that have resulted from this trend.
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I am so glad to see classical architecture return. Maybe it will restore some life and character to our bland and borderline dystopian looking world
@rurathn5534
Жыл бұрын
Bruh classical arch. is sooooo boring and over used
@boilingwateronthestove
Жыл бұрын
You know what's also overused? Those square boxes that everyone builds nowadays with no artistic value whatsoever. Most the the crap they build nowadays is a copy paste of the same cement box all over again. Even skyscrapers all look the same nowadays. At least in the time of the empire state building, they actually tried to make it artistically unique. Most skyscrapers nowadays are just a glass stick and the only thing thay architects try to make it "unique" is giving it a weird angle.
@mikedevyatov3213
Жыл бұрын
@@rurathn5534 notice how your comment did not get a single like. Back to architectural school with you, good sir, where you can be indoctrinated into loving ugly, dystopian design.
@jamesguckenberger5692
Жыл бұрын
the world looked completely different 100 years ago and it will look completely different in another 100
@UlmanistLatvia
Жыл бұрын
@@rurathn5534 Said no one, ever.
I hope that more Western cities embrace that style. As for non-western countries, I want them to remembrance their old styles too. It would make the cities of the world look different, and I think it’d make them less boring places by far.
@kwazooplayingguardsman5615
11 ай бұрын
Exactly!! Beauty is not just the possession of the west, the west just has different traditions and cultural motiffs.
@dimasvenancio709
10 ай бұрын
My dream is to see the diversity of cultures in architecture, instead of this boring "global" landscape.
@longiusaescius2537
10 ай бұрын
Exactly
@REDnBLACKnRED
10 ай бұрын
@@dimasvenancio709 Unfortunately a return to tradition also usually beings along with it separatism, and ethnocentrism. Different groups vying for the superiority of their art, culture and history. I would rather a unified world with some sense of global culture than a divided one. But I understand that is not what you mean, I echo the sentiment but I am pessimistic about what that does to cultures and societies.
@josephang9927
10 ай бұрын
Agreed. Chinese, Japanese and even Indian architecture can be so beautiful and unique in its own right.
Yeah classical architecture is definitely returning in my Minecraft world
@thebasedspectre3048
Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah definitely I've already build a few
@thorogood473
Жыл бұрын
I've actually built a Greek temple in my world.
@thebasedspectre3048
Жыл бұрын
@Andre Araujo same I've built three in my minecraft world
@velvet3784
Жыл бұрын
I tried it too but lately I ususally build baroque gazebos
@taal223
Жыл бұрын
You've now got me wondering what'll happen to the architecture world once the children who grew up with Minecraft enter the industry.
We need more classical architecture in the modern sphere… no more shoe boxes
@twentysecondcenturywoman
Жыл бұрын
Agree 100%.
@ethanol1586
Жыл бұрын
Amen to that
@paullewis2413
Жыл бұрын
More importantly, no more twisted freaks designed by architects with twisted minds.
@Infernus25
Жыл бұрын
yea if not all cities will lose their unique character and all start looking the same
@TheOnlyQuantelPetty
Жыл бұрын
I approve this message
Makes me so happy to witness this in my lifetime. May classical architecture live on eternally and may Post-Modernism rot forever
@verilyheld
Жыл бұрын
I'm told Le Corbusier drowned in his swimming pool. If so, it's not the death he deserved, but it'll do.
@unconventionalideas5683
11 ай бұрын
@@verilyheldHe died quite suddenly while swimming in the ocean. They suspect a heart attack did him in, but they cannot confirm this.
@verilyheld
11 ай бұрын
@@unconventionalideas5683 Amazing, that Le Corbusier had a heart.
@Consrignrant
10 ай бұрын
@@verilyheld Clearly, as one of histories great architects, he did. You on the other hand, judging by your comment, DO NOT. Imbecile.
@chrisbartolini1508
Ай бұрын
@@verilyheldLove how everyone hates Le Corbusier. Particularly love when contrarian commies defend “function over form” and laude him clearly before finding out he was a literal fascist.
When I saw the Roman arch in Leptis Magna, I was surprised by the weird design, but it made me realize that the Romans were also trying new things all the time. They were not just copying the Greeks, they were trying to surpass them, while respecting them. We need architects who understand classical architecture, but can also add their own vision so it doesn't just become a sterile copy of abstraction of old styles.
@carlosimotti3933
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention the fact that the triumphal arch was not a greek monument, just as the triumphal column, the basilica, the amphitheatre, the baths... Romans added a lot to greek and hellenistic architecture (not to mention engineering masterpieces such as the aqueducts) while holding them in the greatest respect
@astrology2290
7 ай бұрын
There is nothing wrong with copying something that is nice.
The new complex at Yale is absolutely breathtaking. Let's hope this trend continues.
@venator0405
Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of Brave New World, where aesthetic beauty that harkens back to the past is only accessible to the highest of the elite, while the plebs are surrounded by the intentionally crafted modernist hellscape. Not encouraging tbh.
@theharshtruthoutthere
Жыл бұрын
@@venator0405 Not everyone is religious.?! That`s good news. And nor am i religious, nor was i ever religious. And nor do i follow or believe in a religion. All religions are masons made up stories, just to keep mankind confused and busy believing all kinds of nonsenses, the most is known, that into heaven goes many ways, That is masons lie. Only through the ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD, CHRIST - can we go into heaven. But there is few buts: Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. That verse sifts out the lukewarm christians, who proudly scream out and letting others know they believe, yet they do not do so in their hearts. Christians = saved souls, who go and sins no more and until their deaths or the returning of CHRIST, are all doing daily the will of GOD: KEEP PREACH WATCH EXPOSE + being daily in a battle agents his own flesh. For every Christian must walk after the SPIRIT and not after the flesh: Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Romans 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For no Christian are called to just believe but to be also a doer of THE WORD :James 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: These are the 2 buts. Again i say, it is good news that you, dear soul, are not religious. And if we`d be to take a Christianity as a religion, then no soul be saved for real and Christ either died in vain or not at all -- that is a lie, stating that Christianity is a religion and not a reality is a lie. For it is a fact that no religion saves. Christianity do saves, for no soul becomes a Christian, until he have gotten saved, called upon the name of the lord, which proofed the needed faith to be there.
@unconventionalideas5683
11 ай бұрын
@@venator0405The point is that momentum in favor of classical or traditional vernacular styles is building, not just for the elite.
As a architecture student one year away from graduation it makes me very happy that classicism is, once again, being seriously considered as an option in new designs. Historical inspirations make architecture so much richer, it’s crazy to just ignore everything that came before us
@paulies5407
Жыл бұрын
No more abstract blobs please. I hate what they've done to the skyline of london. Look up one blackfrairs building for reference.
@ligametis
Жыл бұрын
oh, seriously? Don't build it, it is so unimaginative and boring.
@gandalflotr2898
Жыл бұрын
You say thank Trump for the new law
@manuelmuller3105
Жыл бұрын
Humans are done with the lifeless, cold modern architecture. Our eyes need something to hold onto. Never (and I say never!!) fall for the lie that the architecture nowadays is progressive and somewhat timeless. It’s crap. You have to tear it down at some point because it’s too hideous. Yes, it can be nice to have some modern contrasts (e.g. museums), but in general we need warm & friendly architecture.
@ligametis
Жыл бұрын
@@manuelmuller3105 international style mid century modernism is very classy, symmetrical, geometric. People got tired of ornaments, it is overcrowded and exhausting when it is all around. We, people need minimalism and simplicity to some degree. I can't literally imagine myself living in baroque interior with whole biblical story on ceiling.
As an American, I’m so happy my country was on here. I love the architecture that we inherited from our European routes being constructed. Hopefully we’ll see it way more in the coming years. Thanks for the great video, as always.
@victorkreig6089
Жыл бұрын
We have invented several of our own styles, europeans have very little to do with any of them stop groveling at the feet of those who turn their noses up at you and ignoring the fantastic vision of AMERICANS who created their own ways
@maxdavis7722
Жыл бұрын
@@victorkreig6089 which styles? Also he was just crediting the Europeans with the roots not everything the USA had achieved.
@basedchad6035
Жыл бұрын
@@victorkreig6089 yeah yeah. Chill ur ass. We europeans arent ur enemies we are ur friends. No need to not stand to your roots while also emphasising on your own creations that buildt upon the old.
@ij5355
Жыл бұрын
@@maxdavis7722 i'm not very well versed in architechture but i know "chicago school" is/was a pretty major style of architecture
@Providence..
Жыл бұрын
Agreed, it's finally nice to feel a little proud about this country instead of reading comments just shitting on us...
I’m 14, and I wanna bring old architecture back, thats whole reason I wanna become a architect.
@astrology2290
7 ай бұрын
Please help us! We're drowning in boring, ugly, depressing architecture!
@ravimediatube
3 ай бұрын
same
@kylecope528
2 күн бұрын
All the success to you, my brother.
There's a Catholic abbey (St. Michael's Abbey) in the hills near where I live in Orange County, CA. that was just built within the past few years in a Romanesque style, it even has painted frescoes and Byzantine-style mosaics inside. I'm not Catholic or even Christian for that matter but I paid a visit just for the art alone and it convincingly feels like something from Medieval Europe only built in our contemporary age. Their old building by the way was a more modernist building from 1961 so perhaps this is them going "back to their roots" so to speak.
@LUIS-ox1bv
Жыл бұрын
The Abbey is run by the Norbertines, and the Abbey church evokes what was built in Medieval Europe.
@quitgoogle2534
Жыл бұрын
I live only 1 hour from there and can't wait to visit again.. been thinking about it's art and architecture for weeks!
@erwinsilva1716
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me know. While we are Philadelphia people, my daughter is a student at Chapman U. Next time i visit I will make sure to make an architectural "pilgrimage," not only to St. Michael's abbey but also to St. Thomas Aquinas College in Los Angeles mentioned in the video. Thanks for recommending!
@quitgoogle2534
Жыл бұрын
@erwinsilva1716 you won't regret either of those visits. Both are "tucked away" from the hustle and bustle of the surrounding regions, in beautiful areas. I passed St. Thomas College on a handful of occasions recently but had no idea of the architecture, and kicking myself for not being more inquisitive. Ojai (pronounced "Oh-Hi")is a cool, eclectic area and worth the drive.
@colbystearns5238
Жыл бұрын
@erwinsilva1716 I went to Chapman University for my studies as well, it’s not far from the place I mentioned in fact.
I love classical architecture, and other historical styles as well. Glad to see some beauty return to the world.
Modern achitecture really makes me feel depressed sometimes. Seeing this gives me hope for the future. Perhaps we will start building beautiful and pleasant cities once more.
@icanusesakurasforeheadasap4304
Жыл бұрын
But modern architecture is beautiful too
@icanusesakurasforeheadasap4304
Жыл бұрын
Things are going to change whether u like it or not
@kelvinsurname7051
Жыл бұрын
@@icanusesakurasforeheadasap4304 no reason to destroy a historic city center, modern architecture really destroys that amazing feeling of the city center. Keep modern buildings somewhere else please.
@legotheepic3611
Жыл бұрын
@@icanusesakurasforeheadasap4304 it's kinda ugly
@Lizard1582
Жыл бұрын
@@icanusesakurasforeheadasap4304 And they can easily change in the classical beauty direction if thats what the next generation of architects want.
When classicism was revived in Rome during the Renaissance, it took many decades for the works to become truly graceful - the palazzo Della cancelleria was the first of these buildings in Rome and is clunky as one might expect. So it is not surprising that the new buildings will take a few years to begin regaining the fully ancient beauty, as many have pointed out!
@ligametis
Жыл бұрын
Later that revival became tacky and overcrowded in baroque, rococo architecture.
@the11382
Жыл бұрын
@@ligametisBaroque is a mixed bag though.
Detroit is in the process of fully renovating a number of its formerly abandoned Art Deco buildings as well.
@javierpacheco8234
Жыл бұрын
Awesome great to see Detroit become better, many Americans view Detroit as a ghost city. Good that it is proving wrong.
@SMartinTX
Жыл бұрын
It would be great if the Classical style Michigan Central Station is ever restored to its original look.
@dmax5678
Жыл бұрын
@@SMartinTX It is, Ford is repurposing the building.
@blacknwhitesalright
Жыл бұрын
Why? Knock them down!
@bigorstojanov184
Жыл бұрын
Art deco IS modernism
I live in New York City and when I explore Manhattan, I notice a lot of apartments, penthouses, and even a good number of skyscrapers being constructed in an Art Deco or Art Deco inspired style (with some elements of modern architecture such as larger windows). It definitely serves to keep the spirit and history of NYC alive and well for ages to come!
@guzy1971
Жыл бұрын
I agree these buildings are the spirit of NY In Paris tourists enjoy the city built from the middle age to art deco but who cares of skyscrapers of the business district of La Défense ?
@anonymousr1918
Жыл бұрын
@@guzy1971 I am wondering if you are a Parisian, is Paris dominated by modern buildings or does it retain its extensive amount of traditional architecture, uninterrupted by the monstrosities that modern buildings are?
@guzy1971
Жыл бұрын
@@anonymousr1918 You have to understand that the co called city of Paris, visited by tourists, is a 2 M people city in the center of a almost 11 M people conurbation. yes, the historical architectural identity of the city has been globally preserved, in many parts of the surrounding suburbs as well, especially in the western part of the agglomeration, the wealthiest one. In the 60's the decision was made to locate the modern Business District outside the historcal center (quartier La Défense). This decision saved the city center. As for the current real estate programs built in the area they look like any modern programs you can see in the video. some cities around Paris try to impose some traditional architectural requirements in certain neighborhoods.
@sanniepstein4835
Жыл бұрын
That seems to have been NYC's peak.
@veronicamaine3813
11 ай бұрын
@@guzy1971La defence is soul destroying- not only sky scrapers but a near complete lack of greenery. Thank goodness Paris’ catacombs saved it form the skyscraper.
I am glad to see classical architecture beeing revived.
I would love to see a revival of classical architecture especially in Greece where it originated
@universetraveler5826
Жыл бұрын
@@GhilasAitAmizarObviously classical architecture didn’t begin in Greece, but the majority of what’s being replicated here is certainly in the Greek style. The Doric/Ionik/Corinthian pillars, triangular pediment, entablature, metopes, triglyphs, frieze, were largely derived from Ancient Greece
@Kolious_Thrace
Жыл бұрын
@Ghilas are you crazy? Of course it originates from Hellas🇬🇷 Hellas is our real actual Historical name! We don’t use this term, this is a Roman mistake! Doric, Ionian and Corinthian columns are from Hellas! Everything that the modern world calls “Roman” is Hellenic🇬🇷 because Roman adopted our civilisation and culture! They adopted our civilisation, architecture, gods, poetry, literature… etc This style of columns, metopes, decorations, statues are all deriving from Ancient Hellas🇬🇷 Other ancient civilisations like Egypt, China, Babylon, Persia… have nothing to do with this style! All the European styles were based in our style! Renaissance, Baroque, Gothic took some elements of our architecture and they created theirs!
@kimberlyperrotis8962
Жыл бұрын
Greece had so many beautiful neo-classical buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it’s so sad that most were destroyed in the earthquake of 1954. The modern replacements in Athens and other Greek cities look like those of any other modern city in the world: plain, soulless and ugly. It’s a shame, but I know that people desperately needed housing, fast, after that disaster. Unfortunately, I’m not convinced that they were any better designed and constructed to resist earthquakes than their much more beautiful and suitable predecessors. Greece should learn from the recent earthquake in Turkey and begin replacing those buildings and should require neo-classic design for them, too. Greeks deserve better than what they got after the War, Nazi Occupation and earthquake! My father grew up then and there, he was born in Volos in 1930. From a Hellenic-American, Kalimera🙂
@daholyspirit2783
Жыл бұрын
@@universetraveler5826 I feel like a lot of the Greek revival and classical styles based on rome Greece and surrounding areas are more Western European and American looking in nature than actually Greek or Roman often with local influences as well 🤷🏾♂️.
@universetraveler5826
Жыл бұрын
@@daholyspirit2783 I agree. Some of these don’t look classical at all. Not sure why they were included here
That Yale residential project is so beautiful. A+
Wow, these buildings are very beautiful
@user-wi9hv2pb2q
3 күн бұрын
yes, back when architects worked to please the public eye and add to utility instead of 'making a statement.'
I live in Nashville and love the Schermerhorn symphony center. It's beautiful inside and out and I'm so glad they went with a classical inspired design because everything else new around there is modernist.
I hope to live long enough to see this trend return fully. Enjoy modern interpretations of classical structures with new materials, but purely classical design with traditional materials remain at the apex in my mind.
@ligametis
Жыл бұрын
it won't return or if it returns you will see another change after that. Architecture changes less than every 30 years
@mrttripz3236
Жыл бұрын
@@ligametis really? Because it seems to me that they have been building the same ugly shit for more than 30 years now.
Imagine if every country did this. The world would be so beautiful
@Game_Hero
Жыл бұрын
wouldn't it also be kind of the same? It should take more inspiration from local architectural traditions around the world to give them a sense of local identity within the culture they are in.
@nsawatchlistbait289
Жыл бұрын
@@Game_Hero that is also what I meant
@crptc5707
Жыл бұрын
Jews hate these things and they “invented” contemporary art and architecture to ruin western civilization so they would reign the new world order
@nsawatchlistbait289
Жыл бұрын
@Richard Hoffman I thought that goes without saying
@VOLightPortal
9 ай бұрын
It would be suffocating. We need freedom even if it means some spaces allocated to graffiti and or run down shanty town shackle areas and dead urban environments, even if soulless, cold, and concrete riddled. Or we would go mentally insane trying to constantly fit in to society's unrealistic 'prim and proper' expectations and have nervous breakdowns. We need places to express pure artistic freedom from time to time. Places where we are free to be wild rather than constantly suppressed like some poor Victorian housewife forever bound in corsette, locked up and never heard from again.
about time they are bringing back real building. was tired of all the glass designs
We need beauty back in our cities. Classical beauty literally encourages other higher goods
It was about time. Lending buildings distinct character and personality can only be good. We have had many decades behind us were the prime objective was to admire new architecure because of its postmodern naffness. Happy to see that this form of prefab monstrositys got some really serious competition
@TimothyCHenderson
Жыл бұрын
Postmodern architecture helped reintroduce classicism after the devastating flood of mid century modernism. It still had a sense of ornament and visual decoration that mimicked a lot of previous styles like Classicism, Art Deco, Beaux-Arts, Romanesque, etc. The results weren't always pretty but at least they weren't boring glass/concrete cubes and rectangles. Indeed, it was a response to the bland monotony of modernism, adopting the philosophy of "less is a bore" to modernism "less is more".
@velvet3784
Жыл бұрын
@@TimothyCHenderson post modern was like ironic hint to Classical architecture. Like some parody. I think postmodern architects are also against legit revivals of classical architecture, just like their modernist counterparts. However the good thing postmod architects did is challenging the notion modernist architecture is a final stage of architecture.
@ligametis
Жыл бұрын
@@TimothyCHenderson Mid century modernism is probably one of the best architecture periods. Those clean lines and forms, spaces around buildings are so refreshing. I am talking about premium, good projects, not average cheap apartment buildings.
@ligametis
Жыл бұрын
@@velvet3784 Do we really need to try classical revival fourth time?
@velvet3784
Жыл бұрын
@@ligametis oh no mid century modern is so lame, the furniture especially the definition of generic
As an architect practicing in the classical style, I really appreciate your thoughtful survey of some beautiful, contemporary works.bravo!
@blacknwhitesalright
Жыл бұрын
Architects are such boors.
@RobespierreThePoof
7 ай бұрын
Barf. Classicism is the death of innovation
i am glad to see classical architecture making a return, but i am surprised that you didn't include Le Plessis-Robinson in your video. it is a small town in the outskirts of Paris and what they have done with the place is truly incredible. if you now take a walk in it's streets it will seem like a very quaint little french town, a beautiful place but nothing too out of the ordinary. but not even a decade ago that town was absolutely dismal, filled with concrete blocks and overall very brutal architecture. it was not a good place to live in but the mayor actually did something about it and the makeover of the town was perfect. they even sold the new apartments back to the original inhabitants at a great price. this is a great video about the town if anyone's interested. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ipqj0MqlfZmvZ9o.html
@kingsandthings
Жыл бұрын
I thought about including new urban towns like Seaside, Poundbury or Cayala, but in the end I decided to focus on individual buildings instead of urbanism. The transformation of Le Plessis-Robinson is fascinating though!
@noahkidd3359
Жыл бұрын
@@tomassakalauskas2856 Once the stone starts to appear weathered, I think Le Plessis-Robinson will look a lot less kitschy. But I agree, there is a bit of kitsch in it as well, even though I like it overall.
@velvet3784
Жыл бұрын
@@tomassakalauskas2856 it seems like when a building is done faithfully to Classical design then it is called "copying" but when it isn't strictly to rules then it is called "disney"
@Daniel-jv1ku
Жыл бұрын
@@kingsandthings I'm skeptical that a great change could come about without a change in planning policy. That's why I'm studying planning. It seems like the most effective way to change architecture.
@ThrownAwayVoices
Жыл бұрын
@@Daniel-jv1ku Wish you the best. Be prepared to get clever.
Glad to see beauty coming back
I always found it weird just how much architecture schools hated classic architecture, but I guess that's how trends work, when you're on board with a trend anything that opposes it is something you'll look down on.
@johnseppethe2nd2
Жыл бұрын
I am someone who one day aspires to be an architect and i feel like the reason they reject the classical architecture is the same reason why bad art sells for ridiculous prices as buildings are extremely valuable assets to own.
@TimSlee1
Жыл бұрын
@@johnseppethe2nd2 Like don't get me wrong, classical elitism is also unhealthy but I question why modern architects still aspire to the forms of brutalism. Brutalist buildings are seldom ever good places to live in let alone look at, it's like someone studied that which scientifically makes humans feel disgust and turned said philosophy into an architectural style.
@ligametis
Жыл бұрын
Classical is quite boring. We did that revival 3 times already. But you are also right, now we are hating on mid century modernism and brutalism, I hope we will start hating our "new" glass boxes, they are the worst.
@TimSlee1
Жыл бұрын
@@ligametis I side with creativity, practicality and beauty and think modernism can be so much better than it is. All it takes is a great mind to start a healthy new trend, and a great corrupted mind to squander potential for greatness. Point being that a disruptive space will make disruptive tennants.
@superw4r806
Жыл бұрын
@@TimSlee1 Brutalism is an acquired taste 🗿
I love this! I hope traditional architecture is not just reserved for art galleries, elite universities and religious buildings though - everyone deserves to live in beautiful space!
Some of these neoclassical projects, such as the Hotel Adlon, need a little more decoration... the mix of order and complexity is part of what makes so much neoclassical architecture superb. Can't just have order... that's the mistake modernism made. The Thomas Aquinas college building is a masterpiece.
@velvet3784
Жыл бұрын
I agree, it is like new Classical architects are just too afraid to design something really ornamented as they are already hated by modernist architects for daring to add cornices on a building.
@marsco2442
Жыл бұрын
@@velvet3784 not afraid- the budget is often just not there. The most beautiful buildings almost always had big institutional backing. But yes, many practitioners were educated in modernism and err on the side of "safety" so to speak.
@ligametis
Жыл бұрын
We just don't need such revival. lets move forward with something new.
@sanniepstein4835
Жыл бұрын
@@ligametis It's not a revival. It's new design that openly uses the past as inspiration and doesn't try to be newnewnew! with obvious gimmicks.
@DominikFriedrich
Ай бұрын
totally agree. As someone living in Berlin a lot of times when seeing a building I thought that the general outlay is very nice but the detail is not there. I feel arcitecture has such a big influence on how I feel in a city. Let´s choose beauty.
The classical architecture, the neoclassical music and art were so beautiful and perfect.
One could also describe it as the return of beautiful architecture.
@bigorstojanov184
Жыл бұрын
yes, that one is called the uneducated with a very simplistic understanding of architecture and art history
@user-wi9hv2pb2q
3 күн бұрын
@@bigorstojanov184 nonsense. classical, especially roman, architecture uses principles of crowd movement, creates green spaces and gathering sites to avoid monotony, plans for use of light and existing landscape and lastly population control. these principles representing centuries of research carry over into individual buildings. how is one wealthy person imposing a wastful, inefficient and often unused structure that is often in visual opposition to surrounding structures 'interesting'?
I think this movement should be promoted in the entire world, even beyond Western traditions. It would be awesome to see countries like China, Korea, Japan, Thailand or India building again in the classical and traditional styles of their architecture. Soooo much culture and identity was lost when they decided to "modernize" and renounce to it. In the Arab World some countries like Egypt and the UAE seem to be interested in reviving traditional architecture with buildings like the new Presidental Palace in Abu Dhabi or the new Egyptian Congress. I think even Subsaharan Africa and Latin America could start bringing back their precolonial styles of architecture as well. The Maya, Inca, Aztec, Benin, Zimbabue and Swahili peoples had fantastic forms of architecture.
@gandalflotr2898
Жыл бұрын
There's a church in the Philippines called St Lorenzo Ruiz Resemble of Spanish era church
This was a fantastic video! Please turn this into a mini series!
@brunodesrosiers266
Жыл бұрын
Probably not enough examples available.
I absolutely love your channel! Keep up the good work!
I hope that a new architectural movement springs out of all this back and forth between classicism and modernism. I think instead of viewing either style as a complete solution they should both be mined for inspiration and utilized as tools to create something that represents this moment in time.
@ReneSalasDesign
Жыл бұрын
The classical approach is to ignore time and instead focus on character of place. Architectures of time diminish architectures of place.
Bring back beauty!
I loved your video and channel. As a composer, I have been trying to incorporate classical elements amongst contemporary features in my music. It was very insightful to witness the same being done in architecture.
DIna videos är som att läsa de mysigaste böckerna. Fantatstiskt!
I really love your content. Do you have any plans for videos similar to your colour photography one? That was easily my favourite you've done.
@kingsandthings
Жыл бұрын
I have a couple of ideas actually!
I love this video! Thank you for pointing out so many gorgeous buildings I need to visit.
75% classical 25% modernism Perfect combination for beautiful cities
Thank you for this video. I had no idea that these beautiful buildings were still being made. I’d love to see more of this, and hopefully local councils will start hiring these architects to build beautiful buildings that fit into the local aesthetic, rather than the current trend of plonking spilled husks in any gap between the beautiful historic buildings already there. Also, The Dickies arena in Fort Worth reminds me of the old Wembley station.
I have always like classical architecture and am happy to see a resurgence. Exposed concrete walls that are loved in modern architecture are very ugly and look unfinished
Very nice job; well done. I consider myself a fan of architecture in general. Thank you for showing such great examples of current-day classical work. These were all good examples of which I have had the pleasure of seeing a few.
very interesting video. Always a good day when kings and things uploads
I'm a German architecture student, and love trying to independently study the works of Schinkel and a bit of Biedermeier Style.
Seeing classical architecture making a comeback is the surest sign to me that we’re going to make it as a species.
@JohnnyZenith
Жыл бұрын
It isn't.
@astrology2290
7 ай бұрын
If you ain't gonna make a beautiful building, don't blame us for looking to the past. No, stop saying brutalism or upside down pizza shaped buildings are beautiful.@@JohnnyZenith
I absolutely love your channel
Thank you for this video, it gives me hope.
Now I want to get back into architecture
It’s great to know that there is a growing movement within architecture to return to classical style. I hope that in addition to classical/ neo-classical there’s a boom in the styles of Victorian/Edwardian,Craftsman,Gothic and Art Deco.
This video, in & of itself, is a Classical work of Art. Simply Enchanting. Bravo!
Wonderful video, as usual!
Glad to see classical architecture come back, it brings beauty and life to our cities
We need beauty back in our cities.
I deeply enjoyed this. It is a beautiful video, as well as hopeful and inspiring. Thank you.
Thank you for showcasing outstanding works of current classical design without engaging in architect and modern style bashing. Other channels try to make their case for the classical style by doing this and it does not reflect well for their case. The case to be made is, whatever the style, to engage good designers and good materials.
Holy moly I think Greifweg 14-16 is the most beautiful building I've ever seen. 14:00
The important thing here, which isn't mentioned in the video, is the *context* in which they are sited. Particularly the projects at Yale, Thomas Aquinas College, or Bond Street are in a shared context and are keeping the same style as surrounding buildings. Even the Las Vegas one mentioned in Art Deco style is more keeping with the associations of that stylistic era (they didn't put a classical building in Las Vegas which has no neo-classical heritage). These are the right styles for their context, but not for all. Whilst these projects shown are beautiful, its not a wider solution to "dystopian" modernism. [EXPENSIVE]
@spacejunk2186
Жыл бұрын
Modernism is dystopian.
It's so great to see classical architecture making a comeback, but even it's even better to see how well they've been done. True works of beauty.
Great overview of some of the most beautiful new classical buildings from the last 30 years. Leon Krier also deserves being mentioned.
this is some good news for once, I like a lot of these but especially that church in California. I hope classical architecture makes a full comeback
@JohnnyZenith
Жыл бұрын
It won't.
@micahistory
Жыл бұрын
@@JohnnyZenith i know
I want architects to be challenged by designing a mega tall skyscraper that is classical! The closest one that we can see of is the big-ass clock tower in Saudi Arabia but obviously the architectural style is slightly different.
@landrypierce9942
Жыл бұрын
I want this so badly.
@Rampant16
Жыл бұрын
If you knew anything about architecture you would know how stupid of an idea this is. Classical doesn't work on a supertall skyscraper.
@landrypierce9942
Жыл бұрын
@@Rampant16 The Chrysler building isn’t exactly classical, but it’s influenced by older styles while still being a very tall skyscraper.
@Rampant16
Жыл бұрын
@@landrypierce9942 That doesn't make it classical...
@landrypierce9942
Жыл бұрын
@@Rampant16 Alright. Imagine the Chrysler building with traditional ornamentations, use of traditional materials for the exterior, etc.
Great video, thank you for that.❤
Bravo. Great video. Thank you for your effort.
I don’t think I’ve ever watched a video about architecture without a feeling of either frustration or melancholy. This video was just hopeful. Thank you for making it.
I love this video and I really hope the trend you showcase continues. I was really surprised by the German examples because I mainly have the picture of post-war architecture in mind and no real will to come back to historic architecture. This is especially the case in Hannover, the town where I'm from. The Second World War destroyed a lot of the historic buildings and now we have some, in my opinion, really ugly places full of concrete like the Kröpcke. As such, I hope that more architects will take up this combination of historic and modern styles. Recently I went to a conference in the Humboldt-Forum in Berlin, which is a very interesting building. The facade is mainly a reconstruction of the old city palace from the 18th and 19th century but inside is a modern interior with large conference halls and a museum. It's broken up with reconstructed historic elements and is, in my opinion, a very good example of how to combine historic architecture lost to the war and accomodation of modern needs. I hope that other places and institutions go down a similar route, especially German city centers in middle to large size cities with a predominantly post-war style can benefit from a recollection to historic buildings. I firmly believe that either reconstruction or incorporation of historic architecture into modern buildings can help solve the problem of unattractive places in a city and provide benefits to the mental health of its inhabitants.
Wow didnt expect you to use the bassoon sonata by Saint-Saëns for music! Great video as well, subscribed!
so happy to see so many examples in Berlin, where I live. I'm going to check them out in person!
I'm surprised there was no mention of the new Moynihan Train Hall in NYC. That was a big, beautiful new structure completed in 2021 in a classical style. Now let's hope they rebuild the original Penn Station next door!
@LaneCorbett
Жыл бұрын
There is a plan to rebuild half of the station and build a park where the other half once was.
@kevinmccabe7263
Жыл бұрын
@@LaneCorbett Anything beats what it currently is so I'll take it!
@LaneCorbett
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinmccabe7263 Same it looks alright but I would rather have the full OG back
@colbystearns5066
8 күн бұрын
It technically is an older building but repurposed into a new train hall. It was a post office from the same firm that designed the original Penn Station.
@kevinmccabe7263
8 күн бұрын
@@colbystearns5066 ah that makes more sense
Is Art Deco really classical? It was very much considered the modernism of its time
@bigorstojanov184
Жыл бұрын
They don't know what they are talking about
@TreeMovies
Жыл бұрын
@@bigorstojanov184 yeah I had a feeling. Art Deco architecture is about as classical as Picasso or an iPhone
Elegance pure. I am glad that classic is gaining on popularity again
This video makes me so happy and hopeful.
The Hotel Adlon in Berlin is a reconstruction. The original building was destroyed in a fire in the 1920s and then again in 1945 during the 2nd World War. The ruins were then demolished because of the construction of the Berlin Wall. In the 1990s, the City of Berlin decided to rebuild it and therefore its "just" a copy of the original building.
I was expecting a video like this. I wish to known also who are the current and most prestigious classical architects today, people like George Saumarez Smith comes to my mind🧐
Thanks for including euro examples.
The residential buildings by Sebastian Treese Architects demonstrate that classically-informed design doesn't need to be doctrinaire, and can incorporate a range of influences (including the uber-Modernist Adolf Loos!) to make something that's historically conscious but still has a contemporary point of view. Greifweg 14-16 is one of my favorite buildings and I love that you included it in this video.
The genuine “modern” architecture is in fact Classical for the simple reason that it is timeless. It has survived highs and lows for over 2,000 years because it has never been surpassed.
@Game_Hero
Жыл бұрын
gothic and art deco : are we a joke to you?
@paullewis2413
Жыл бұрын
@@Game_Hero A joke? No way! Absolutely love Gothic and Art Deco. 😁
Thank god for this rebirth.
Nothing more beautiful then a good column.
Thank goodness for variety.
I came for the history of the Wittelsbachs (probably some of the only German royalty I’m not apathetic to or actively loathe) but I’ve found myself staying for the lovely architecture videos. Love this exploration of a beautiful architecture revival
While those stunning classical architectures are beautiful, there is a biggest factor why it is beautiful among the sea of shoeboxes: Uniqueness among the sea of potatoes. I do not expect classical style will become the mainstream building style due to economic reality (imagine able to afford a Villa Rotunda while being lower middle class. Even a modular industrial Breznevka might be too expensive for you to afford nowaday). Just like why we only know how basic citizen in classical era lives thru archeology, not surviving buildings, potatoes will be replaced, while gemstone stand to this day.
Marvelous! The return of New Classical architecture also coincides with New Urbanism, which is a similar (though less elegant) answer on the horrors that were 1970s/80s modernism. Hans Kollhoff's skyscrapers as well as residential works are good examples of this and it's a miracle how he has not yet been mentioned by anyone. Definitely one of the better New Urbanist architects out there in my opinion. Fantastic video! I love this one almost as much as the Classical skyscraper one. Cheers!
Great video, thank you.
I love classical architecture
What is missing in a lot of these building is quirky details, personal style of the architect, capricious fantasy. Maybe it is still a modernist interpretation of classical style, looking for purity and simplicity, rather than a starting point from where to create something truly unique and inspired. But at least it is a start.
@MrB00mbang
Жыл бұрын
Missing heart
@VarvasNukka
Жыл бұрын
Architecture should first and foremost serve the public, the people who see it every day and who use the building. Not the architects vision, for that he has his own house.
@pietervoogt
Жыл бұрын
@@VarvasNukka Yes but people like buildings with charm and beautiful details, something that makes a house unique. That is what serves the people.
@VarvasNukka
Жыл бұрын
@@pietervoogt You're not wrong but I don't completely agree. What is more important in my opinion is the synergy both within the building and in its styling itself but also with its surrounding environment as well. Coming together to ultimately bring about a positive and uplifting feeling to anyone who sees it or lives within said environment.
@pietervoogt
Жыл бұрын
@@VarvasNukka I also don't disagree but this way of thinking kind of illustrates that many people are actually still thinking in a modernist framework, that is usually about space and concepts. I live in a city (Amsterdam) where I regularly pass by buildings from 4 different centuries and the most joy I get is from the creativity of the architects or artisans. So many unique details, quirky additions and solutions. Many lovers of classical architecture like the order and harmony it offers. I see the order and harmony as only the foundation for an explosion of creativity.
we're in desperate need of more of this
Glad this beautiful artistic form of architecture is finally making a return
I'm just glad this half a century of plain boxes modernism it's finally passing, welcome back the classical movement
I like the Neo Classical/Brutalist Fusion I see in D.C. or other modern national buildings. The D.C. metro definitely does this well.
Magnificent designs, and it makes me want to travel the world just to see them in person.
If you understand the ratio 1:1.618. You will understand why classical architecture is so important and so beautiful
I feel like, especially in London, a hybrid of art deco and art nouveau in new buildings is appearing. You see a lot of geometric stone facades with gold, bronze and copper patina, as well as [currently] fresh copper, combined with floral metalwork. However, I don't see this style being applied to buildings that aren't going to be owned and/or designed to accommodate affluent people. Unless a local government is particularly generous with its spending, surely purely functional designs are going to be chosen purely for cost reasons.
Yeah, people who prefer modernistic styles of architecture are a strong minority, yet, most architects are modernists. Time and time again they go against what majority of people prefer and force their buildings to mark their name upon society that society has to live with. It's human nature to like beautiful buildings. It's what makes us feel good, and it's good for our mental health. Modernistic forms of architecture are literally hostile to the eyes and to the psyche. This has been studies upon. Really glad to see it making a small comeback, but I hope it will come back for real some day.
@JBBrickman
Жыл бұрын
As someone in architecture school, all the professors practically want you to forget about the past and let its architecture die, its quite sad.
I love this. I hope classical architecture become the norm once again. They lift the spirit and in my opinion, put everyone in a better mood.
Just found your channel its seems really interesting props to you. I will subscribe.