tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119042395428183332.post6177796763474867818..comments2024-02-25T22:00:24.987-08:00Comments on The Steampunk Home: Bradbury Building -- Steampunk or Cyberpunk?Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572116519532368015noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119042395428183332.post-80507373600239055552010-07-13T06:56:47.778-07:002010-07-13T06:56:47.778-07:00Well, "Looking Backward" was the novel t...Well, "Looking Backward" was the novel that founded the National Socialism movement, i.e what became Naziism. So I don't think anybody sane would want to live in a Nazi ruled present day.<br /><br />Cyberpunk isn't necessarily cold, but anything with bespoke brasswork or wrought iron is gonna be steampunky. I agree the Bradbury building is steam. Generally the transition of architecture from steam was with the Bauhaus spacey-curvey utilitarianism that discarded flourish and detail. The art-deco constructivist style might be considered the last steampunk school of design, though one might consider post-soviet post-industrial to be a neo-steampunk.Mike Lorreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094443839137951482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119042395428183332.post-20109048951341091302009-08-28T20:18:57.523-07:002009-08-28T20:18:57.523-07:00Definitely Steampunk. It was finished in 1894, th...Definitely Steampunk. It was finished in 1894, the designer was supposedly inspired by a ouija board experience to design it based on Bellemy's *Looking Backward*. Retro futurism all the way! And it is a delight to stand in. If only this had been our present....austen cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236500325645256548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119042395428183332.post-33618050757540402202008-10-06T08:32:00.000-07:002008-10-06T08:32:00.000-07:00steam, baby, steam!steam, baby, steam!Capt. Red Llewellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281243222447955933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119042395428183332.post-67990468208726373832008-05-20T20:38:00.000-07:002008-05-20T20:38:00.000-07:00i don't really know cyberpunk, but i would think t...i don't really know cyberpunk, but i would think that it would be very digital and cold looking, whereas this building just looks steampunk to me.wakeupamericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987707363563254503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119042395428183332.post-74798284702487504542008-02-28T12:24:00.000-08:002008-02-28T12:24:00.000-08:00Def. Steam. I *loved* the character of that buildi...Def. Steam. I *loved* the character of that building from the very first time I watched that movie.<BR/>One of the things that pleased me very much when I got my current job is the <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baital/2028097058" REL="nofollow"/> in the center of the building. I'm just sad that the elevator doesn't run anymore so I can play Decker :PEthyl Canneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13322504510816650258noreply@blogger.com