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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

i miss when different places had different architecture, designed for the local climate and using local materials..

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

But now we can build boring big glass boxes and just throw more electricity at them. Isn't progress great?

[–] redbr64@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Those are awesome, and so is all this architecture around this concept. I have stood under one in the summer, and as an always sweaty and always hot person, I actually felt a little chilly