Spencer Pratt wants \u201ccommie brutalist slop\u201d out of Los Angeles\u2019 skyline.<\/p>\n
The former mayoral candidate<\/a> blasted \u201cslopitecture\u201d in a series of architecture-related posts on X early Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the hallmarks of communism is the exaltation of ugliness. Contrast our gorgeous Depression-era LA architecture with the commie brutalist slop vomited upon us today.<\/p>\n Former mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt wants \u201ccommie brutalist slop\u201d out of Los Angeles\u2019 skyline. AP Photo\/Jill Connelly<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll support any candidate who vows to throw this architect in prison for crimes against beauty,\u201d he wrote, contrasting downtown LA\u2019s Eastern Columbia Building with Culver City\u2019s (W)rapper\u00a0office\u00a0tower.<\/p>\n The Eastern Columbia Building<\/a>, which finished construction in 1930, is known for its art-deco style popularized in the first half of the 20th century.<\/p>\n The building is \u201cbuilt of steel-reinforced concrete and clad in glossy turquoise terra cotta trimmed with deep blue and gold terra cotta,\u201d according to the LA Conservancy.<\/p>\n Culver City\u2019s (W)rapper\u00a0office\u00a0tower was designed by architect Eric Owen Moss, and Pratt is not a fan. vesperstock \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n Pratt wrote he\u2019d \u201csupport any candidate who vows to throw this architect in prison for crimes against beauty.\u201d Shutterstock \/ vesperstock<\/p>\n Conversely, Pratt is a fan of the Eastern Columbia Building, which he called the \u201cbenchmark for art deco beauty in LA.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n Pratt called it the \u201cbenchmark for art deco beauty in LA.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBuilt a century ago, during the throes of the Depression in just *9 months*; a testament to what Angelenos are capable of, in any adverse circumstances, when they actually give a damn,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cBreathtaking architecture like this is a magnet\u2026it draws us in, makes us *want* to be here, and inspires us to do great things here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The art deco Eastern Columbia Building finished construction in 1930. Wirestock \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n Its entrance foyer and facade are known for the art-deco style made famous in the first half of the 20th century. jonbilous \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n Culver City\u2019s (W)rapper\u00a0office\u00a0tower, absent the uniformity and symmetrical nature of the Eastern Columbia Building, was designed by architect Eric Owen Moss. The building features a vertical section of windows surrounded by seemingly random sections jutting out of the structure.<\/p>\n Moss told DeZeen<\/a> the building\u2019s unusual design will \u201cencourage this sort of professional, entrepreneurial open-mindedness.\u201d<\/p>\n He believes \u201cnuanced\u201d buildings in low-rise areas, in contrast with buildings that blend in, are better for creative work.<\/p>\n \u201cSo there\u2019s a spatial variability, both in terms of potential tenancies and just in terms of the conception of the structure,\u201d Moss said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is at least a metaphor for the smaller buildings that offer different spaces at different heights.\u201d<\/p>\n Pratt is not a fan.<\/p>\n \u201cThis ugliness poisons the soul. You want to avert your eyes from this stain on our skyline. How can you enjoy or take pride in where you live if you don\u2019t even want to look at it? It looks like the wreckage of some great tragedy,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n Pratt believes art-deco architecture should dominate LA and serve as the \u201cdefining aesthetic of the City of Angels.\u201d BACKGRID<\/p>\n \u201cPredictably, this monstrosity remains largely empty; nobody wants to be here. This affront to beauty has become insta-blight, more likely to house Superman\u2019s arch-nemesis than any functional business. The communist\u2019s worship of ugliness has profound impacts on society,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Pratt believes art-deco architecture should dominate the city<\/a> and should serve as the \u201cdefining aesthetic of the City of Angels.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you think of the most lovely and cherished buildings in LA\u2026places you *want* to go, they\u2019re all Art Deco. We can make buildings look any way we want\u2026why not choose this magical legacy and build like we care? Reject communism. Reject ugly. Embrace beauty,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n Pratt has stayed entrenched in his activism for the city since he lost in the mayoral primary to Mayor Karen Bass and LA City Councilwoman Nithya Raman<\/a>.<\/p>\n The former mayoral candidate claims he has a damning video<\/a> of Bass or Raman that will force them to resign, but has yet to produce it.<\/p>\n The California Post reached out to the (W)rapper building\u2019s architect for comment.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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