Modernism’s Revenge: 100 Schools Ordered to Close Over Concrete Collapse Risk
Schools closed because they were built with 20th century materials that are catastrophically failing, with potentially fatal consequences.
Modernism
French Govt Wanted Modernist Notre Dame Rebuild, Macron’s Wife Proposed ‘Erect Phallus and Golden Balls’ Spire
The French government wanted a modernist redesign of Notre-Dame, according to its former culture minister, with President Macron’s wife pitching a new spire resembling male genitalia.
Liverpool Stripped of World Heritage Status After Disfiguring Historic Waterfront With Modernist Buildings
The committee said the projects were “detrimental to the site´s authenticity and integrity” and had caused “irreversible loss of attributes.”
Sadiq Khan’s Housing Design Adviser Brands Traditional Architecture ‘Offensive’
Sadiq Khan’s “Housing Design Advocate” has denounced traditional architecture as “offensive” and said it “harks back to oppression”.
Artist Defends Derided Modernist Statue of Feminist Hero as Abstract Silver Nude
Artist Maggi Hambling has defended a modernist statue to feminist icon Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) derided by conservatives, traditionalists, and committed feminists alike.
No Glass Spire or Swimming Pool: Notre Dame Cathedral to be Rebuilt Properly Without Modernist Vandalism
Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral, which was nearly totally lost to fire in April 2019, will be rebuilt as it was, the French government says, defying the calls of modernist architects to seize the opportunity to give the medieval masterpiece a glass and steel overhaul.
Here Come the Architects: Modernists Want Glass Roof, Steel Spire, or Minaret for Notre Dame
Modern architects have begun circling the charred remains of Notre Dame, proposing that it should not be faithfully restored, but rebuilt with “contemporary” features such as a glass roof, steel spire, or even a minaret.
