I think art deco is one of my favorites. It still has a clean, modern look that ages surprisingly well, even a century later.

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    I just want a diversity of architecture styles to be common, I love areas that are an eclectic mix of styles; it makes me feel like so many different people care about the area.

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      It also shows the strength and resilience of an area. Places like that have weathered many booms and busts. It’s particularly interesting when one building has many styles, having been continuously occupied for hundreds of years. Or in some cases, even longer.

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        @Wahots @apt_install_coffee Universities are good for that. Nothing that old here but my one had 5 buildings from different times (oldest being Victorian era) joined together, using a mixture of direct joins, a shared lobby, and enclosed bridges

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    Yeah, art deco is definitely high on that list. Also brutalism. I especially love brutalist interiors.

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      Ah yes, the evil villain hideout style. Not a fan of it myself but it does have something cool about it.

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      Living in Germany I can’t stand any more brutalism. It has become the “standard” because it’s just the cheapest to leave the raw concrete exposed.

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        Fair enough, to each their own. Although brutalism is more than just exposed concrete, that is definitely the signature thing.

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          More often than not Brutalism is nowadays used as an excuse for minimizing cost here. While some of the pictures shown here can look appealing, the style just doesn’t sit well with me considering how it is (mis)used here.

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            That’s fair, taste is subjective and formed for lots of reasons, I’m not telling you you’re wrong or anything.

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    I have a really big thing for 70s PNW homes done really, really well. The vaulted ceilings, open concept main areas with multiple levels, the sunken living rooms, the cedar used everywhere… just leave out the shag carpet and I’ll be A-OK.

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    Haussmanian , as in multi-story mixed use buildings : 6 or 7 floors. Bottom floor is for businesses. Top floor is subdivided in small but cheap one bedrooms. Built in an H, O or U footprint with a central courtyard for the whole building to share. Facade can have art nouveau architectural elements but whatever is cheap is good.

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    Art deco. And I need it to get going yesterday so the place feels even more like fallout after ww3

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    Prairie and Craftsman Bungalows. Unfortunately, I don’t think that either is a particularly energy efficient design.

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      Definitely Brutalism. There’s a new thing where they can grow stuff on the concrete now, so I propose Eco-Brutalist as a new (not new) thing.

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        Thats a good thing Eco brutalism! One day i have enough money and will build a house i brutalism 😃

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    I love this style of modern architecture from the late 1960s to early 1980s:

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    Idk about regular houses but I wish factories were still styled like they were in the Victorian era. There’s a reason so many got converted into offices and apartments

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      Yeah, Victorian industrial is where it’s at. Especially if it looks a bit run down and has faded lettering still barely visible on the bricks.

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      Art deco.

      Use LotR to tell the difference. If it looks like it was made by the elves, it’s art nouveau. It if looks like the dwarves cranked it out, it’s art deco.

      Squares are a dead give away for dwarves. Knife ears don’t like square corners.