Going through design evolution, each distinct civilization gave us unique distinguishing features. Starting with the Egyptians they had their pyramids, their temples with the hypostyle hall and especially the obelisks suggests their contribution to the development of design.
However, it was the Greeks that laid the foundation for design sophistication, particularly the design proportion of their Tuscan, Doric and Ionic columns including the bas-relief's on the tympanum all added to the mystic appeal.
The Romans meanwhile refined what the Greeks had and spruced up the development of the dome that had been copied from the Etruscans. The Byzantines that came later improved on the dome and transformed it into the bulbous type much preferred by Islamic Architecture.
And when the Christians of Europe built their large and lofty churches, they devised the use of flying buttress to counter the lateral forces of the domed structures. Then, when the Renaissance era came they repeated the use of classical design all over.
Not until the end of the World Wars that drastic design changes were evident. Owing maybe to the need for large spaces for soldiers returning from the battlefield, designers omitted what is more customary and built massive structures of steel, concrete and glass. Thus the theory "less is more" came into being, making structures practical but devoid of ornaments.
It built into the modern consciousness structures that are plain, simple and ugly. Therefore to divert viewer's attention to the building's cubic monstrosity, designers added
custom flags, not only country and
national flags but flags of all type and design.
Thus, today look at all the structures around you and you will find that the majority uses these flags, literally to hide the ugly truth.
by:
The Flagman
