You’ve always wanted to call Brooklyn home. But it’s complicated. You’re not really the pioneering type. Brooklyn can be rough around the edges. Amenities are lacking. We understand. Industrial-chic finishes are important in life. So are 25-year tax abatements. And European-style, car-sized parking turntables. — failedarchitecture.com
Failed Architecture takes a closer look at Brooklyn's wildly sprouting 'developer architecture':
Photographs by Cameron Blaylock. Find many more examples of subtle contextualism over on failedarchitecture.com.
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The 2nd one looks like a BIG project
Personally, I don't know what to think of this article, on one hand, the way that gentrification is affecting the area is unfortunate, and so is some of the architecture (which is only a small quibble in the big picture). But, this process was inevitable, and frankly unstoppable. We all know that anti-development policies only drive prices up, and make things worse for lower income folks. But yeah, some of the architecture is pure dross...
I mean, who needs their neighborhood to have a sense of place for it to feel like home when you can have brand new veneer and EIFS buildings?
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