Season 2 · Episode 316
The Architecture Cult: Why Our Cities Feel So Alien
Why do we love old neighborhoods but feel uneasy in modern towers? We explore the "cult" of architecture and the quest for a human-scale city.
My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill
January 27, 202630m 47s
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Show Notes
In this episode of My Weird Prompts, Corn and Herman dive into a provocative prompt from Hannah, a Jerusalem-based architect grappling with a "crisis of conscience." They discuss why contemporary architectural education has abandoned thousands of years of traditional wisdom in favor of the "International Style" and the "machine for living." From the biological stress of featureless glass walls to the thermal genius of thick stone, the duo explores how we can reconnect the broken chain of design. Can we build 40-story towers that still feel like home? Join us as we look for a contemporary Israeli style that honors the human soul as much as the skyline.