Tewder
Senior Member
If any of these faux buildings were examples of anything new being done with styles dredged up from the past - if they were in any way connected to the spirit of our times and reflected it - they'd surely win some critical acclaim for doing so and we'd know about it. But they're a product of marketing culture, not design, and for the most part they're ignored as irrelevant when buildings are celebrated by organizations representing the local design and architectural communities. Under these circumstances, Tewder's weak "the deco of Stern is not a complete reproduction" is probably closer than most reasonable people would dare go in claiming significance for this sort of thing.
I don't want to argue in circles over this US. I respect your point of view, though ultimately I disagree for reasons already explained.