The style was literally developed for post-WW2 reconstruction efforts. Relatively cheap and fast construction of large public buildings is about as prole-friendly as it gets

[–] HorseRabbit@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cheap fast and ugly is as good as we get

[–] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes because post ww2 ussr was definitely able to give everyone a penthouse suite

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd settle for eradicating homelessness.

[–] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

how anti-proletarian of you

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

But enough about your mother

[–] h3doublehockeysticks@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Brutalism is ugly, energy inefficient and expensive over time. You guys just like it because you associate it with the Soviet Union.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Ugliness is a matter of taste. It can actually look pretty nice when paired with plants and utilizing proper lighting.

I think it gets a bad rap. Frankly I find it more interesting than the bland garbage I see being built today. But I got weird tastes.