>>972326>Well desu alot of modernist architecture doesn't give a shit about street level viewsAbsolutely. Some modernist structures are just downright hostile to street level (it almost feels as if people like John C. Portman jr. had declared war on sidewalks in the 70s).
To their credit though, some architects did attempt to integrate their creations into the streetscape by adding storefronts (pic related).
>>972331And you missed my point. Modernist monstrosities like the Empire State Plaza also serve their function well (you want office space? you got office space) but much like the old churches, they were designed as comically large status symbols rather than something that would integrate into the existing landscape. Churches are in many cases the embodiment of buildings being designed as art pieces rather than as consumer products.
