The Architecture of Evil: Dystopian Megacorps in Speculative Fiction Films • Hacker News Board

Re: The Architecture of Evil: Dystopian Megacorps in Speculative Fiction Films

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Post by Declanomous » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 5:27 AM UTC

Eric_WVGG wrote: post #36

Declanomous wrote: post #8

This article really nails this topic. Architecture and film theory are two of my favorite topics, because visual symbolism is so integral in both. Both disciplines have a lot of domain-specific language that it's really easy to write an article that is inaccessible to most readers. Most articles by 99% invisible really hit the sweet spot where they are entertaining and accessible introduction to the subject, but are…

super-into isometric graphics. Invisible Inc does it very well. Tokyo 42, a supposed spiritual successor of Syndicate, is another new game with a terrific architectural style.

Thanks for the recommendation. The art direction on that reminds me a lot of absolute drift. I like how many games are getting back to isometric but using updated graphics, rather than going for the full-retro style. It seems like it makes it easier for developers to achieve their vision, and I feel like isometric games tend to flow better.

Re: The Architecture of Evil: Dystopian Megacorps in Speculative Fiction Films

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Post by qubex » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 7:48 AM UTC

domparise wrote: post #18

https://www.reddit.com/r/evilbuildings

http://www.sosbrutalism.org/

Re: The Architecture of Evil: Dystopian Megacorps in Speculative Fiction Films

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Post by ghaff » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 1:09 PM UTC

abrowne wrote: post #49

ghaff wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, Le Corbusier and all that.

(Who was Swiss.)

Who lived and worked in Paris for most of his life.

Re: The Architecture of Evil: Dystopian Megacorps in Speculative Fiction Films

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Post by jpindar » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 4:59 PM UTC

jrochkind1 wrote: post #39

vtange wrote: post #4

Back in my days of architecture school we threw around terms such as "human scale" and "typology" in classes. The article demonstrates well the idea of "typology" - how we came to associate Brutalist structures with FBI-style surveillance states. Did you know we also associate stuff like Greek Columns with government in general? The "human scale" term refers to how a building's shape and texture should be broken up t…

There's a lot of brutalist architecture which is actually delightfully human scale. I love the good stuff and hate how 'brutalist' has become a synonym for 'domineering and brutal' to many.

Same here. While there are obvious exceptions, the style often makes me think of colleges and especially community colleges, which is a very good association. College buildings in this style are typically not as huge and monolithic as government buildings and often have brick, glass, and wood accents, which soften the look.

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Post by JCzynski » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 11:25 PM UTC

If you want examples of architecture like this, try reddit.com/r/evilbuildings

Re: The Architecture of Evil: Dystopian Megacorps in Speculative Fiction Films

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Post by JCzynski » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 11:28 PM UTC

yekim wrote: post #33

Love this article. For those of you who enjoy a heaping meal of architectural commentary sprinkled with a generous portion of sarcasm, check out the author's blog [1]. Literally LOL every time I get a chance to read it. [1] http://www.mcmansionhell.com/

I kind of hate that blog. They make fun of things for basically being slightly tacky. A lot of the criticism feels like it's just 'Stop Having Fun' Guy. (The heating bills for mcmansions are another story, but that's unrelated to the criticism.)