5 Principles of Contemporary Architecture

What really makes good architecture? Impressive buildings are everywhere, there's the weird, the wonderful, the eye-catching, the simply breathtaking. But what makes a good building stand out? Berlin-based architect David Basulto, founder of @ArchDaily, explains the priniciples of contemporary architectural approaches.

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CREDITS
Report: Jana Oertel
Camera: Ralph Meiling
Edit: Moritz Schetter
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[gablaxy]

The principles should be:
1. Serve the people.
2. Be beautiful.
3. Use the local climate to its advantage.
4. Make the most of local material.
5. Be in harmony with everything around it and not stand out like a sore thumb.

[bigman]

Good architecture serves it's function well. It uplifts those who dwell or work in the structure. It also uplifts those around it. Post modern architecture has almost totally ignored the need to benefit the human psyche. Modern schools break your love of humanity and isolate you to the point that you are no longer able to relate to others.

[gordonp]

I once saw a video about the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin filmed over 24 hours capturing the way light affects the interior of the structure.

[tabiripetrovich]

I dont quite understand how these buildings are considered beautiful

[itryen]

The motto of modern German architecture: Just like the dutch, but more depressing!

[galazanugrah]

resilient inclusive serve beautiful durable holistic considerate resourceful innovative

am I missing something?

[protectignorance]

love this! subscribed. shout out to Anita Papajani Beleri, Alma Golgota and Boriana Golgota Vrusho

[pppphillip]

I'm now a bit disappointed that the popular architect from my hometown, Christoph Ingenhoven, and his work aren't a part of this

[shigemorif]

Why are all the examples so ugly compared to the historical buildings they are next to?

[nateisright]

1. It should be beautiful.
2. If it’s not beautiful, then don’t bother.

[eliharman]

"Good" and "contemporary" don't go together in architecture. 99% of contemporary architecture is stupid, ugly, alienating, demoralizing, impractical, uneconomical, etc... Houses aren't generally as bad because someone has to want to buy them, so that at least enforces SOME minimum standard in terms of qualitity and taste. But that still doesn't prevent most of them from being at least somewhat dissapointing in some way.

[tadmaster]

This kind of vacuous statements of what constitutes "good" architecture has been going on for years in our field -- I've been hearing all this since the time I joined the architecture course in 1979. None of these principles are easily measurable -- why? because there is no established "datum" on which measurements have to be done. So how do they become principles? Basically, architects who can hustle their way up with glib talk and "cool" looking visuals often get to "establish" whatever vague principle they think they can be recognized for.

[MarcoCuauhtemocMejia]

All the buildings in this video are ugly.

[goldflo]

With coming summers with heat waves, they should seriously think about making room for trees and the fact that the trees will grow

And they should also think about families with strollers, disabled people with or without wheelchairs, and people who cannot walk or stand for a long time while queuing, in public places. Especially in countries where the population is getting older 🙏

About the façades with mirrors, think about having sunglasses and umbrellas with you, people. Especially in summer 😉😱😱😱