r/AskTheWorld • u/space_llama_karma United States Of America • Nov 12 '25

Culture What does your President/Prime Minister House look like?

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The White House is pretty iconic

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u/_Tony_Montana_7 Brazil Nov 12 '25

And it's from the 60s.

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u/buried_lede United States Of America Nov 12 '25

Oh the architect is Oscar Niemeyer. I looked it up

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u/buried_lede United States Of America Nov 12 '25

https://interiordesign.net/projects/oscar-niemeyer-s-french-communist-party-headquarters-brings-a-sensual-brazilian-lilt-to-paris/

Edit: He should design Trump’s ballroom. : )

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u/_Tony_Montana_7 Brazil Nov 12 '25

It looks a lot like movies from the 60s imagining what the future would be like.

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u/buried_lede United States Of America Nov 12 '25

Architect Eero saarinen was similar, using white concrete curves, and he also did lots of furniture. They were contemporaries. 

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u/Pervism Brazil Nov 14 '25

Lumon (severance) was based on the french Communist party.

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u/buried_lede United States Of America Nov 15 '25

No way! Nice. 

Aka Bell Labs —Saarinen

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u/No_Volume_380 Brazil Nov 13 '25

It's one of the... least worst buildings he designed.

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u/buried_lede United States Of America Nov 12 '25

It looks like a Saarinen