How to Make Architecture Great Again! Interview with Michael Diamant

Michael Diamant shares everything you need to know about classical architecture: why it's beautiful, why it's best for the environment, and why ideology - not money - is the only thing stopping us from building more classically designed buildings. VIDEO CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Interview begins 1:14 What is Classical Architecture? 6:02 Modernists Avoid the Conversation 6:34 Classical Facade Division Explained 9:30 Classical Architecture Makes You Feel Safe 10:35 Similarities b/n Music and Classical Architecture 12:12 Architecture is NOT a Market Economy 13:20 Biological Reasons We Like Classical Architecture 18:13 Beauty is Subconscious and Objective 19:30 Who Are the Modernists? 24:00 When Man is ONLY a Rational Machine 25:30 Why Modernism Continues: IDEOLOGY 26:10 The Problem Is 100% the Architects 28:40 Modernists & Relativism 31:20 How Beautiful Buildings Are (NOT) Created 32:44 Relaxing Elevator Music 33:18 What Role Do Developers Play? 37:32 Schools Don't Want to Teach Classical Architecture 41:14 Photo Comparison: Modernist vs. Classical Architecture 42:24 Modernists Are Afraid to Debate Classical 43:46 Test to Use with Architecture Students 45:19 Too Much "Education" Impedes Natural Judgment 48:59 Modernism Can Only Look Forwards 49:40 Objections: Slavery, Colonialism, Etc 54:18 Modern Hypocrisy 55:48 Why Modernists Condemn the Past 59:48 Classical Architecture Isn't Political 1:01:50 Hypocrisy of Modern Architects 1:03:25 Modernists live in CA houses but build ugly buildings 1:04:23 Isn't Classical Architecture Expensive!?! 1:05:53 Rest of video (I'll finish the timestamps later ;) ... For more FREE resources to help you rediscover beauty, truth, and virtue in today's Western culture, join my email list at the link below: https://imperium.coffee/invictus/ Glad to have you be a part of this community as we learn, develop, and grow together. Ad finem fidelis, -Evan 🦢⚔️