Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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I was always wondering why everything was getting so ugly, and why beauty doesn't seem to be valued anymore. So in this video, we take a deep dive into the topic of beauty - to hopefully learn some lessons from it.
From the design disconnect to biophilia and deeper brain structures, no stone is left unturned to solve the puzzle: how can we build more beautiful, and why does that matter?
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Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you click on them and make a purchase. This comes at no additional cost to you and helps support the channel.
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Jane Jacobs: The Death and Life of Great American Cities - amzn.to/4cy7CTq
Vitruvius Pollio: The Ten Books on Architecture - amzn.to/4cyxwXh
Charles Montgomery: Happy City - amzn.to/3LldSlC
Malcolm Millais: Exploding the Myths of Modern Architecture - amzn.to/3Wh45mJ
James Stevens Curl: Making Dystopia - amzn.to/3zFzN4s
Branko Mitrovic: Architectural Principles in the Age of Fraud - amzn.to/3RZTD0s
Tom Wolfe: From Bauhaus to Our House - amzn.to/3S5mgtb
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- Joseph Jutras from the Institute of Traditional Architecture institute-of-traditional-architecture.org
- My patrons
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#aesthetics #architecture #beauty #beautiful #ugly #building #urbanism #design #biophilia
Join our academy: theaestheticcity.com/academy
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Sources & other info on the dedicated web page for this video: theaestheticcity.com/resources/youtube/what-makes-buildings-beautiful-and-why-beauty-does-matter
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/_Aesthetic_City
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I was always wondering why everything was getting so ugly, and why beauty doesn't seem to be valued anymore. So in this video, we take a deep dive into the topic of beauty - to hopefully learn some lessons from it.
From the design disconnect to biophilia and deeper brain structures, no stone is left unturned to solve the puzzle: how can we build more beautiful, and why does that matter?
==========
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you click on them and make a purchase. This comes at no additional cost to you and helps support the channel.
📖 Favourite Urbanism & Architecture Books
Léon Krier: The Architecture of Community - amzn.to/4cVhS8e
Nir Buras: The Art of Classic Planning - amzn.to/3Wjhriz
Jane Jacobs: The Death and Life of Great American Cities - amzn.to/4cy7CTq
Vitruvius Pollio: The Ten Books on Architecture - amzn.to/4cyxwXh
Charles Montgomery: Happy City - amzn.to/3LldSlC
Malcolm Millais: Exploding the Myths of Modern Architecture - amzn.to/3Wh45mJ
James Stevens Curl: Making Dystopia - amzn.to/3zFzN4s
Branko Mitrovic: Architectural Principles in the Age of Fraud - amzn.to/3RZTD0s
Tom Wolfe: From Bauhaus to Our House - amzn.to/3S5mgtb
🎥 Video equipment I used:
Sony A7siii - amzn.to/407B2Ru
Sony - FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS amzn.to/3GLYWLw
Sony Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 amzn.to/3zX1D9h
Ronin RS 3 - amzn.to/40hJde8
Apple Macbook Pro M1 Max amzn.to/3L1iHRE
Røde Wireless Go II amzn.to/3IIvGpR
---- Special Thanks -----
Special thanks to the following people:
- Joseph Jutras from the Institute of Traditional Architecture institute-of-traditional-architecture.org
- My patrons
- All the other people who supported me during the creation of this video
----- Soundstripe Music ------
GVOZJINJIDVBYGWQ (Life Worth Living)
N5JPOGGMVW3LKM0G (Benny's Drill)
6NYZBZUFTETBX88D (Oscillations)
VUZQPUCZ0T2AUPM0 (Amnesia)
FOTQIAYXSGHTOBSD (Outliers)
VMH9LSW6Y6DNOI80 (Moments stopped time)
P3XPSSNLMQXNJMIL (crest and mantle)
DFBH8JNOM1AQ4TE9 (Breeze - Elision)
QT8MLVDPLN8YRXAV (Falls - In Flight)
MI3EI7W2VKNT9QIH (Falls - Fluidity)
5JGWX9YRFIWDPGBM (Falls - Analysis)
LHTM0VPMMIKSOXXD (Sam Barsh - 13 out 1 in)
NGHOLASQQBPEQ5WN (Falls - Raw Aesthetic)
#aesthetics #architecture #beauty #beautiful #ugly #building #urbanism #design #biophilia
