St. Augustine Entrance
Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)
St. Augustine is the oldest city in the US. It was founded in 1565. It is full of old architecture. It makes you appreciate the colonial buildings. A lot of them look perfect even after 400 years. Modern builders need to take lessons from the past. Most buildings made after the years 1900s have fallen already. A good portion were destroyed by man's hands, but the rest have pretty much fallen on their own.
There has been a disassociation between architects and physicist. Now people who design most buildings focus too much on the look and not whether they are feasible or not. To make a proper building one needs both. The building has to last, and it has to look pretty. Lately, they focus on the first and ignore the latter. I also hate postmodern building designs. Their "futuristic" aesthetic are an eyesore. It's very rare to see a new building that looks even half decent.
