/lit/ - Literature

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I won't lie, the more modern and more city-orientated stuff is far less interesting. I resonate far more with town and village planning, Poundbury and Fairford Leys tier stuff. But I'm pessimistically aware I'll have to delve into that sort of stuff as well.

Thoughts on Poundbury?

Personally I find it cringeworthy and undesirable. It is the architectural equivalent of a forced meme, conceived and promoted by a man who literally talks to plants.

The ideal architectural design should use locally produced material, rather than whatever is cheapest and easily mass-produced. Forcing architects to work under strict restrictions encourages creativity and distinctiveness, rather than allowing the freedom to simply copy and paste a building from one town to another.