10 May 2020

Lousy architecture

Looking at the comments on this site one can conclude that Malaysians have poor and unrefined tastes maybe because the museums and art galleries are sparsely visited, music and art education is neglected, and thus they can't tell Bach from a dog's bark. Most of the houses are not in harmony with the neighbouring houses and stick out like sore thumbs. They maximized the built-up area at the expense of the garden so there is a loss balance between the amount of concrete and surrounding greens.
Image from http://www.wright-house.com/frank-lloyd-wright/fallingwater-pictures/falling-water-fall-house.html

Fallingwater will is a classic of architecture and a Mecca for lovers of architecture because it has all the factors mentioned above namely balance and harmony. In terms of harmony it would that the house is part of the rocks which make up the waterfall the paint also suggest it part of the waterfall. A Malaysian architect would have used neon pink because it is the colour that was going on sale. Lastly in terms of balance most of the greens around the water are preserved and the house fits unobtrusively into the natural environment. Most of the houses in the above site are of no cultural, architectural, and aesthetic value and merit and therefore will be demolished when the new owners find them old-fashioned but hopefully to be replaced with something better because by then Malaysia has done something it is level aesthetic and cultural appreciation.

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