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Dmitriy Molla

@DmitriyMolla

3 years

High time preference architecture vs. low time preference architecture. A thread...

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Dmitriy Molla

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11 months

My nine year old has been staying busy.

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1 year

My eight year old son is starting to design cathedrals. Hope he stick on this path and hopefully he lets me work for him some day. 🤞🏼

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This is one of the most beautiful places that I have been to. It's a street in Bath, England that my family discovered strolling around the city. I haven't give much thought to why, but this place just felt perfect. Any thoughts on why?

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2 years

Can we please build more townhomes like this? Somewhere in the Cotswolds.

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A little sketch my 6 and 8 year old and I have been working on for the last… few years 😂

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Dmitriy Molla

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3 years

Everyone keeps complaining about exploding real estate prices. I’m not sure what they’re talking about. Last year, the average US house cost about 39 Bitcoin. Today it’s only 6.5 Bitcoin. Next year, my guess is it will be about 2 Bitcoin. Sounds like deflation to me.

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4 years

I remember when my grandma told me how they celebrated in Belarus when they heard that Stalin had died. Communism/socialism is usually nothing more than an excuse for ruthless dictators to hold on to power.

Ukraine / Україна

@Ukraine

4 years

Happy Stalin’s Death Day!

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2 years

Who comes up with this stuff? The house on the top looks so much better.

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Dmitriy Molla

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3 years

A short lesson on homes... One is a home... the other is a box.

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Dmitriy Molla

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11 months

Here is a list of kids picture books in my home that I would recommend. These have elements of architecture/beauty that I think our kids have learned from over the years.

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Dmitriy Molla

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4 years

Before the financial fiat revolution, most buildings were built on wealth rather than debt. Why does this matter? See thread below... Photo: Poundbury, England

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Beautiful pipes were the result of an inequitable society where the poor wasted time making beautiful things for the wealthy. Now the working class is able to redeem the previously wasted time by watching Netflix and scrolling through TikTok.

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3 years

Some call traditional architecture lazy imitation as opposed to modernist architecture. Which photo below do you think is a better example of lazy imitation?

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4 years

It's just the middle ages, what do they know!

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2 years

We homeschool our kids because we want them well socialized. They constantly have to talk to, understand and solve problems with adults (parents and our friends) kids of all ages (sibling, cousins their friends) and elders (grandparents).

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1 year

Classical architects - "Welcome to the opera house." Modernist architects- "Have fun finding the entrance 😂"

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2 years

A great example of modernist art/architecture that costs lots of $$, serves no purpose and adds no beauty to the world.

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Artist Michael Heizer has been working on this insanely massive sculpture in the Nevada desert for more than 50 years. He just finished it.

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2 years

@carrielamarr @PadraigBelton This is called a safe Walmart.

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7 months

Driving by a random cottage through a random village in England, I had to take a photo. This is called low time preference architecture.

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@DmitriyMolla

3 years

In architecture school I was taught to ignore the past. All that matters is the future, progress, innovation and novelty. This is a major reason why our modern homes mostly lack beauty and permanence.

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4 years

To build timeless buildings, one must... 1. Understand the past 2. Have peace in the present 3. Have confidence in the future Our modern culture has none of these.

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One sucks the soul out of the community for the profit of the few. The other brings beauty and value to the owner and the community for generations.

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@DmitriyMolla

3 years

Why build trendy when you can build timeless? Both buildings below are contemporary (new). One will be dirty, gloomy and outdated very quickly. The other will be beautiful for generations.

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Dmitriy Molla

@DmitriyMolla

4 years

Why build big when you can build beautiful instead? Check out the limo 😂

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Dmitriy Molla

@DmitriyMolla

2 years

Here is a similar comparison...

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@DmitriyMolla

4 years

One is built with debt, the other with wealth.

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6 months

I'm working on a small 2nd story addition/remodel project. Which option do you prefer?

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1 year

To build timeless buildings, one must... 1. Understand the past 2. Have peace in the present 3. Have confidence in the future Our modern culture has none of these. But all of us can and must do our job to promote these ideals starting with ourselves and our families.

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Dmitriy Molla

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11 months

First lesson on the classical orders with my 9 and 7 year olds tonight. We had a blast. I’d highly recommend this to other parents. You can easily find great examples of the orders online.

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Dmitriy Molla

@DmitriyMolla

3 years

One is obsessed with the current trend and making a relevant statement. The other is concerned about timeless beauty.

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Dmitriy Molla

@DmitriyMolla

9 months

I wish I read this book in Architecture school. Great for designers and architectural enthusiasts.

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Dmitriy Molla

@DmitriyMolla

3 years

Next time you're designing, buying, building or renovating a house or property, make sure you're making low time preference decisions.

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Dmitriy Molla

@DmitriyMolla

1 year

Proud of my 8 year old. He comes up with great ideas for his sketches like this seaside town. 😁

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3 years

Why fight nature when you can complement nature? How does this cube fight nature you might ask? By using unnatural forms, materials & proportions. By adding ugliness, not beauty to the landscape. By working against nature (rain and gravity) with horizontal windows & flat roofs..

HomeAdore

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Lindeneck House by C95-Architekten #architecture #interiordesign #home #homedecor

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One will deteriorate quickly, need repairs, remodels and soon, replacing. The other, with a little love, will last forever.

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2 years

Modernist education vs classical education. @Ned_Donovan

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Where are the wealthy benefactors who are building almshouses for the poor and elderly today? These are all in Bruges, Belgium.

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A few photos & observations from a visit to Boston. We were only able to spend half a day in Boston and we're glad it was the Beacon Hill area. I can't believe I studied architecture for 5 years in this city & all of its beauty was just ignored & taken for granted.

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@DmitriyMolla

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Which of these two reflects the idea of a safe/welcoming home more truthfully?

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Dmitriy Molla

@DmitriyMolla

1 year

After about 100 suggestions that I should read this book, I finally started. A few pages in and I already love it.

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One is built quickly, and then deteriorates quickly. The other takes much thought and time and matures as it ages.

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Any child would tell you that the building on the left is beautiful and the building on the right is ugly. In large part, architecture school is about corrupting this God given sense of aesthetic beauty.

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A short architecture lesson from Boston... What the public wants vs what the modernist architect bestows upon the public.

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One is built cheap to minimize cost and maximize profit. The other is built well to maximize value.

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3 years

Why build ugliness, when you can build beauty? The world has enough ugliness without modernist architecture.

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11 months

How do you improve the facade of a 1970's American ranch? Here are a few options... - break up the shallow roof - pull out the front door - add a front porch - install vertical windows

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2 years

Amazing how our society’s time preference changed in 54 years. From: “Let’s build something beautiful, timeless and useful for humanity” To: “This thing isn’t very profitable. Let’s demolish it and build something cheap and ugly instead.”

The Aureus Press

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The original Pennsylvania Station, opened in 1910 and demolished 54 years later.

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3 years

Progressive socialist modernist architecture on the left. Conservative free market architecture on the right. Where would you rather live?

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Is it an Amazon warehouse? Is it a soulless office building? Is it a cheap apartment complex? No, it's a brand new high school in my neighborhood! Two things make me really angry about this. 1. Kids have to spend 7 hours each day in this. 2. I have to pay for it. @VancouverUS

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America used to know how to build buildings to last. This mill was built over 200 years ago in North Andover, MA. It’s beautiful to see these buildings being repurposed and coming back to life but it would be better if we also relearned how to build like this again.

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7 months

Ogden High School in Utah. 🤯

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You can like beautiful buildings and hate ugly buildings at the same time.

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4 years

Architecture is a reflection of what people worship. Here are a few examples. Communist Russia: equality, socialism

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4 years

When you seek utility at the expense of beauty, you get neither. When you seek beauty with utility you get both, and it can last forever.

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3 years

One of the biggest problems with architecture schools is that they devote no time to the study of beautiful architecture. Pre-modernist architecture is only covered as a quick history lesson. The students study only bad modernist architecture. Here is why it's a problem...

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2 years

My eight year old urbanist keeps surprising me. Every time we drive by a construction site, he says, “the world keeps getting uglier and uglier.” I think he will help turn that around.

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Dmitriy Molla

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11 months

Working on some design options for a home in Clark County, WA. Which do you prefer? A or B?

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4 years

What is traditional architecture? THIS NOT THIS

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One says "Look at me, I have money." The other says "Look at me, I don't have much, but enjoy this beauty." One is selfish, the other is generous.

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3 years

Modernist architecture is governed by rulers and influencers (AIA, starchitects, lobbyists…) peddling the latest trends. Traditional/classical architecture is governed by the rules of beauty which are timeless and egalitarian, understood and appreciated by all.

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4 years

Other benefits of the pre-fiat financial system... 1. Learning delayed gratification 2. More wealth staying in the community. 3. No interest payments and other fees going to international corporations. 4. More stable construction/development cycle. 5. Beauty

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4 years

Which of these is more sustainable? My guess is that it's the one that does not require a mechanical/structural/electrical engineer, an envelope consultant and a biologist to design and maintain. Architecture is suffering from a plague of expertism.

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10 months

Modernist architecture's problem is not that it's not interesting or creative... one of its greatest problems is that it usually cares only about itself. It's egotistical and selfish. Take this new home for example. I see lots of ego and little consideration for the neighbor.

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How modernist architects are taught vs how classical architects are taught.

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4 years

1. Money took time to acquire and save. As people saved their wealth, they had time to plan ahead. This planning and anticipation of building a home/business led to better design decisions. Photo: @1000yearhouse

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3 years

@100trillionUSD Time for a bounce...

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4 years

How does a 2,000 year old classical building look perfectly beautiful while much of modern architecture is dated and irrelevant? Because classical architecture is based on 1,000s of years of human discovery and development. Modern arch. is based on the whim of a single designer

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3 years

Two modern townhouses. One is modern and beautiful. The other is just modern.

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Architecture isn't about building a single iconic building. It's about composing a beautiful & harmonious world to live in.

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3 years

Which home would you rather visit?

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4 years

Some think it takes 10 gables, 20 different windows, 4 cladding materials and fake shutters to make a beautiful facade. The reality is that the quality is much more important than the quantity.

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Designing modernist architecture is easy. There are not rules to follow, no beauty to achieve, no order to create. As long as it stands up, you're good. And that's the engineer's job anyway. Creating timeless architecture is completely different.

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4 years

Modernist Architect: The world is full of chaos, misery & ugliness. I will help by bringing more chaos, misery & ugliness to the world. Classical/Traditional Architect: The world is full of chaos, misery and ugliness. I will help by bringing order, comfort & beauty to the world.

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My 9 year old designer/urban planner keeps surprising me. I had to share his latest work. I’m still learn to design decent houses while he’s designing this…

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3 years

When the church is at the center of the town and society, usually good things follow.

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4. People put their wealth and soul into their properties. They weren't looking to sell and move in the next few years. They cared for their community both socially and physically. This led to good development and innovation on the community level. Photo: Seabrook, WA

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With the right planning and enough desire, we can return to this kind of development today. All of the photos shared above are from current (contemporary) builders and designers that use traditional styles and/or methods to build beautiful homes, buildings and neighborhoods.

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@j_putnam A lot. Plus, more material and waste and also much more opportunity for water to enter the walls.

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There are different ways of building things in our world. One way seeks to bring value to the world. The other seeks to bring profit to the few at the expense of the world.

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I had the privilege of visiting Ireland in 2015 & 2019. It's a uniquely beautiful country with a rich history, amazing music and warm people. It feels like home when I'm there. A few photos form my trip below. Ireland should be for the Irish...

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3. Rather than being mostly mortgaged, people were fully invested in their properties. They had more/all of their skin in the game. There was no room for cheap construction that would fail in 10-20 years. People built the best they could afford. Photo: Design by Jeffrey Dungan

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3 years

Quick, send a Pritzker Prize to this designer!

Eamonn Canniffe

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#accidentalzaha

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How could practically every little town or village in England afford a church like this? Was it through overtaxing the poor, selling indulgences, or by neglecting other important tasks such as caring for the poor and supporting missionaries?

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My son stole my old drafting supplies…

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In architecture school, my professors spend a few lectures teaching architecture students classical/traditional architecture. They spend all of five years praising the modernist styles. No wonder our world is a wasteland of modernist architecture.

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As an architecture student in Boston, I had the pleasure of studying in the original Boston Public Library and the misfortune of studying in the "modern" addition designed by Philip Johnson. It is a stark comparison.

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Which building is more forward looking and future proof? The 2013 high school on the left designed by an @AIANational Gold Medal recipient architecture firm @BrooksScarpa . or The 1927 Little Rock High School. 1/4

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Order, hierarchy, verticality, balance... these are a few essential prerequisites for creating beauty. Blenheim Palace, England

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@HHSGov You miss the most important factor... don't be overweight.

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A short history of Riga, Latvia, my birthplace. Riga is a beautiful city....

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"Beauty is subjective" is a false postmodern idea that has no basis in reality. It's not supported by science, history, religion, or human opinion.

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What America needs vs what America builds. We need... - smaller homes - more durable materials - less cookie cutter subdivisions - more beauty in our homes

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#ArtDD2023 Cottage in southern Scotland A little Victorian jewel of a building, pleasingly solid and unassuming. 😀 #dailydrawing

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Evening sketch

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Architects who believe most in their genius, design the worst kind of buildings.

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Progression of architecture in the last 100 years.

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2. Often homes and buildings would take years or decades to complete. This meant the construction had to be durable. This also allowed the design to be improved throughout the construction process. As the owner acquired more wealth, quality could improve. Photo: @Build_Culture

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My architecture professors always praised the work of Le Corbusier. I never really understood why, although I tried very hard to. The constant conditioning eventually made me think he had some great ideas, even though I didn't get them. This is the definition of brainwashing.

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After years of modernist architecture school and practice focused on computer drafting and 3D modeling, I’m finally started to learn to sketch. Lately I’ve been drooling over the work of Timurr Karimov, link below, & decided to try something similar.

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