An Example of Good Architecture

Good Tuesday, tree lovers!

Here's another #treetuesday shot.

While I was walking through the streets of Vila Real, in the Northern district of Portugal, I saw this lovely old house, right next to a large tree. As you can guess by the colour of its leaves, this was taken in the Autumn and Winter was approaching fast.

There are plenty of such houses in this street, but all with different styles. This one was one of the cutest which was still being occupied and maintained.

Sadly, a few of the other houses appeared empty and abandoned. 🤨

I always like to encounter old building like this which are in good shape. I feel that they are a piece of history which deserves to be kept and well preserved.

These old houses will last a lot more than many of the more recent constructions, such as apartment buildings. It seems that, as time moves forward, the materials used to construct in residential areas are weaker and weaker. It makes me feel that some of these engineers haven't read the Three Little Pigs story. That's a mistake that will lead to a lot of problems in the future... but for now, it works. The developers save money and make a huge profit. When the buildings start to rot, they won't be around to see it. 🤔

I hope society starts giving preference to quality over quantity once again, the path we're currently on... is not a good one. We're starting to look like mindless robots building low quality products. 😶

Do you feel the same... or are buildings in your country being better built?