> I have a similar design philosophy that honesty is more aesthetically pleasing than deception
Isn't this the core principle of Brutalism? As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Isn't this the core principle of Brutalism? As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I'm not an expert, but it seems that Brutalism requires one to reduce all forms to their mechanical function. I think there are plenty of other good reasons to include a form, e.g. Corinthian columns are modeled after acanthus leaves, and I think that's just great. The form is telling a story about our connection with nature, and nobody is pretending that the column is actually an acanthus.