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I really like the aesthetics of old buildings from the 1900s in Europe, and it's a bit of a shame that modern architects don't stick to the beautiful old look anymore. If you could recreate that look with robots, it could really lead to a renaissance of oldschool facades, if those Bauhaus/Brutalism people don't get in the way of that, of course.

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There are many reasons stone ornament is less common today (cost of labor being the primary one), but “architects not wanting to do it” is not near the top of the list. Even with CNC machining, ornamental stone is still a relatively expensive feature for a building.

The Bauhaus school was closed in 1933. Brutalism as a movement was popular from the 1950’s to the 1980’s.

The problem is, “beautiful old look” can mean many different things to many people! Also, old buildings have the advantage of survivorship bias—the cheapest/ugliest/least functional buildings usually get demolished.

Did you mean the 1900s? That was 23 years ago.

My house (in Europe) was built in 1906. It is pretty ordinary. Perhaps you meant 19th century?

I would take 1900s to mean close to the turn of last century in vernacular usage.

But yes I think 19th century is probably closer to what is meant.

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