Is Traditional Architecture really TOO EXPENSIVE?

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Is traditional architecture really too expensive? Or is there indeed a way to build beautiful buildings affordably? In this video, we do a deep dive into what drives building costs from a first-principles approach, from design elements like symmetry to added elements like ornament. We also look at the cost of modernist architecture, and we answer some deeper questions: even if we would spend more on a building, would that be worth it? Find out all about it in this video!

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????????A special THANK YOU to the following people - for helping to create the video or getting an insight into construction costs:

- Janie Delport
- Nicholas Boys Smith
- Adam Architecture
- Photographer Hugh Hastings
- Jonathan Weatherill
- Robert Patzschke
- Oscar Olderøy
- Patrick van Buijtenen
- Mieke Bosse
- Paul Whalen, RAMSA
- Christine Franck, INTBAU USA
- Guy Courtois
- Jürgen Leibfried
- Bart Urban]

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