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Draft Architecture 23rd century

Predominant Style: Ultra-Modern Deconstructivism

Sub-movements: Chrysalistic Aesthetics (2230 – 2237)

RetroPrimitive Movement (2272 – 2285)

The transition into the 23rd century was much nicer than the 22nd. The populations on Earth and Mars equalized a bit and people were able to settle nicely into their respective homes. Space was still at a premium, but Humanity was forgetting the coffin apartments of old, escpecially since more people were able to travel through actual space. Thanks to this, the taste shifted away from the modular and functional dictums of Colonial style and swayed towards aesthetics and chaos.

Seen mostly in the major cities around Earth Deconstructivism attempted to defy the rigid antiquated notions of form and structure. Visually the movement experimented with distorted geometry, sweeping curves and molded metal.

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The construction of the Artemis gave way to a fringe movement known as Chrysalistic Aesthetics. The movement’s creator, Gaston Boone, was infatuated with the notion of colony ships and the metaphor for cocoons it represented. He began to design buildings with a confined biomechanical edge to them. The movement only lasted for a few years, even aesthetics can stand being crammed into their house for so long before a commitment to aesthetics yields to basic comfort.

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Nick Crowshaw’s discovery of the first jump point in 2271 changed the direction of Humanity. Not only have we reached our first alien solar system, but there were worlds there to develop. Not everyone was [….]

RetroPrimitive Movement was an architectural/lifestyle movement that longed for “Earthbound simplicity”, eschewing metals and polymers for mud and synthetic wood. Some adopted its humble aspirations, but unfortunately the movement gave birth to violent activist group called ReBIRTH who actively promoted armed revolution and decried the expansion into Croshaw as ‘the first hit of the drug of imperialism.’

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Seattle Central Library