Futurism: an analysis

As I have stressed previously, I am a proponent of what I dub "futuristic" and modernist architecture because I find them to hold lots of aesthetic appeal - from the stately, clean lines of Modernist Architecture to the free-flowing form of Futuristic architecture, I am a believer in the beauty of these forms of architecture. While, I do appreciate the Classical Architecture, they are anachronistic to our modern aesthetics. What I believe is that when people appreciate good design in gadgets, why don't they also appreciate sleek design in their housing as well? An iPhone or some futuristic flying cars would look surprisingly odd along the old streets of China or Rome, so I feel that architecture should evolve to accommodate the change in design paradigm. As architecture is biggest form of art, it should be free flowing, allowing no restrictions on the incorporation of design elements, rather than sticking to cookie-cutter design of modern houses. While I like the design of contemporary housing, they are not very progressive and are limited to certain design elements that can get boring. So instead, I find modernist houses and futuristic houses to be my favorite form of architecture because if represents progress, form and simplicity. Modernist buildings tends to be mostly made out of squares and rectangles, but makes up for that in the design elements, such as windows, windows blinds, elevation, color and material (such as stone veneer). Futuristic architecture takes the color scheme further and distorts shape to create truly individualized housing. However, the odd thing is, that today's housing provides the best compatibility with furniture from all eras, from ancient busts to futuristic furniture. This is because it keeps up with some of the strengths and weakness of both old and modernist architecture. For example, contemporary housing keeps the basic form of houses intact such as the Victorian house portrayed below. Likewise, it shares the balanced color scheme found in Modernism and incorporate many neutral colors in its interior, allowing for the best of both worlds. On the contrary, if you try and stuff Victorian era furniture into a Modernist house, it will look horrible. Same thing will happen, if you try placing modernist furniture in a Victorian house.

This is Modernist furniture in a contemporary house - looks good and not out of place

Victorian era furniture in a modern house - still doesn't look out of place

Balanced colors and form makes this visually appealing

Unique form and light colors make this a very interesting and attractive house