Does modern architecture prioritize looks over comfort?
I've spent the last seven years photographing buildings in over 40 cities, and I'm starting to think that modern architecture prioritizes Instagram appeal over human comfort. Glass facades look great in photos, but they create terrible living and working conditions—solar heat gain, glare, and the need for constant air conditioning. We've traded thermal comfort and energy efficiency for a sleek aesthetic that photographs well, and I believe that's a losing trade. Shouldn't architecture serve the people inside it first, not the people outside with cameras?