I think art deco is one of my favorites. It still has a clean, modern look that ages surprisingly well, even a century later.

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    The full swathe from Art Nouveau/Jugendstil through Art Deco/Moderne and Bauhaus functionalism through to 1950s modernism. If I had to be more specific, I’d focus on British interwar modernism.

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    Idk about regular houses but I wish factories were still styled like they were in the Victorian era. There’s a reason so many got converted into offices and apartments

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      Yeah, Victorian industrial is where it’s at. Especially if it looks a bit run down and has faded lettering still barely visible on the bricks.

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    Art Deco and Art Nouveau both are great in my eyes. (Neo-)Gothic cathedrals and churches are also wonderful.

    But one more regional thing: I really like the Brick Gothic style. It is robust against wear and tear and still looks great.

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          It’s architecture/interior design, taste is subjective. Like what you like, I’m not here to yuck anyone else’s yum, just expressing my own opinion.

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          I was thinking the tacky, overly-ostentatious decoration style you see in Russian government buildings, but yeah that fits too.

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    Yeah, art deco is definitely high on that list. Also brutalism. I especially love brutalist interiors.

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      Ah yes, the evil villain hideout style. Not a fan of it myself but it does have something cool about it.

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      Living in Germany I can’t stand any more brutalism. It has become the “standard” because it’s just the cheapest to leave the raw concrete exposed.

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        Fair enough, to each their own. Although brutalism is more than just exposed concrete, that is definitely the signature thing.

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          More often than not Brutalism is nowadays used as an excuse for minimizing cost here. While some of the pictures shown here can look appealing, the style just doesn’t sit well with me considering how it is (mis)used here.

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            That’s fair, taste is subjective and formed for lots of reasons, I’m not telling you you’re wrong or anything.

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      Art deco.

      Use LotR to tell the difference. If it looks like it was made by the elves, it’s art nouveau. It if looks like the dwarves cranked it out, it’s art deco.

      Squares are a dead give away for dwarves. Knife ears don’t like square corners.

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    I have a really big thing for 70s PNW homes done really, really well. The vaulted ceilings, open concept main areas with multiple levels, the sunken living rooms, the cedar used everywhere… just leave out the shag carpet and I’ll be A-OK.

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    I want anything that isn’t low effort, bland, inoffensive. I hate modern trend towards boring. I love everything that isn’t landlord white.

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    Renaissance exterior of building. Carvings in concrete. Stone block buildings. Gargoyles. Corner decorations on ceilings.

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    Brutalist

    Gorgeous brutalist, not “let’s cut corners and costs” Soviet brutalist, but Le Corbusier tier.

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    Prairie and Craftsman Bungalows. Unfortunately, I don’t think that either is a particularly energy efficient design.

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    Brutalism. The few brutalist buildings in my city are a welcome respite for the eyes against the blinged out crap they’re building nowadays.

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      Good brutalist architecture can take your breath away. It’s so solid, so permanent, so delightfully uncompromising.

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      We have some here! Unfortunately, it’s the Soviet style, “cold” brutalist architecture that feels quite hostile. I like the “warm” aesthetic like the DC Metro with the light playing across the waffle ceiling, and the warm, brown hexagonal tile underfoot. This picture appears to be artificially brightened: