My students at my schools study the rose windows (seen in the back), which if you ask nostr:nprofile1qqsqqx9hacelkffcgd3ecchzjtlvwq9xn2fmprhrwnzmm2t3exee2eqpr9mhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqsuamnwvaz7tmev9382tndv5hszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9eekummjwsh8xmmrd9skctcslkr8d are more than just pretty things. Maybe one day I'll have my teachers unpack some of his ideas about architecture, but only if he acknowledges that beauty doesn't have to have a mechanical function (cool if it does), but still has an impact on us even if it is just beautiful.
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I am no expert on architecture, but it reminds me of art... I know what I like... and in general, I typically like what HAS BEEN built., and don't like what IS BEING built... and the difference in beauty is undeniable.
Any of the architecture that relies on symmetry, scale, detail, and an interest in honoring on the outside what is happening on the inside typically checks our brain's boxes.