Why don't people like gaudy and ornamental aesthetics anymore?

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>Art Nouveau and Art Deco are dead
There is no hope for man.

>>2101778
Architecture died when the steel frame was invented. Just like photography killed painting,

>>2101778
It happened when the material prosperity of the modern world made ostentatious displays like that too easy to achieve. It doesn't mean anything anymore. People do still like it; poor people that is.

>>2102097
I mean is this really true though? It seems to me like you could just up the scale and it would be just as impressive, if not more so. Imagine a building as large as a skyscraper that looks like it came straight out of the 17th century and just as ornate. I feel like people (poor and not) would still be impressed.

The meaning would certainly be lost, but I think people would still be in awe of such detail and aesthetic.

>>2101778
Altough I hate it, I have to admit that modern necesities and facilities make older architecture uncomfortable.

A lot of the 500+ years buildings in my city have a bitch of a time getting electricity and communication infraestructure properly setup in them, and even my slightly over 50 years old house makes it really hard to get a consistent internet connection across all the rooms due to thicker brick walls and such things.

>>2102136
Yeah but we could no doubt incorporate styles of the past with more modern design for functionality purposes. Instead we get glass, steel, and concrete blocks.

>>2102155
I guess, i'm not an architect so I could not appreciate a lot of the fine details of different styles. But I guess the more compatible aspects like finely sculpted patterns and shit would drive prices too high for the average joe.

>>2102076
>Architecture died when the arch was invented. Just like tomb paintings killed cave painting.
>t. Imhotep

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>this is considered cozy in the 21st century

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>>2102179
>Architecture died when mammoth bone supports were invented. Just like how cave paintings killed soapstone carvings of sexualized obese women.
>t. Naman the Cro-Magnon

>>2101778
Many architects being cunts and pretending they were too good to be disturbed by oh so inferior crafts so they could do pure architecture.
I had the unpleasant privilege of discussing i with one architecture student that went on the usual rant against "ornamentation" as if it was some form of impure leprosy on muh architecture.