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I do actually like the "concrete jungle" style like the Barbican and Salk Institute (by all accounts a pleasantly human place to work des...

I do actually like the "concrete jungle" style like the Barbican and Salk Institute (by all accounts a pleasantly human place to work despite the famously stark-looking courtyard). I think the biggest problem with them is that the minute you stop maintaining things like gardens in contrast to the concrete and let it get dirty and scarred, it looks apocalyptic and stressful very quickly. Whereas even quite dilapidated neo-classical-ish buildings look innately reasonably pleasing.

Posted by georgefrowny on Sep 15, 2026, 5:38 PM

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I do actually like the "concrete jungle" style like the Barbican and Salk Institute (by all accounts a pleasantly human place to work des...

georgefrownySep 15, 2026, 5:38 PM

I do actually like the "concrete jungle" style like the Barbican and Salk Institute (by all accounts a pleasantly human place to work despite the famously stark-looking courtyard). I think the biggest problem with them is that the minute you stop maintaining things like gardens in contrast to the concrete and let it get dirty and scarred, it looks apocalyptic and stressful very quickly. Whereas even quite dilapidated neo-classical-ish buildings look innately reasonably pleasing.

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