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Mr. Brutalism. Architect/Founder of Aggregate Studio. Views are my own, y’all should love Brutalism and never skip Leg Day. He/Him/His https://aggregate-studio.com

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Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · Apr 2

Introducing Flex Flat, our late entry into the Chicago Architecture Center’s Missing Middle competition. No matter the location of a standard-sized lot, Flex Flat is designed to fit into any neighborhood. Flex Flat features options from 2-4 stories and 4-8 units, from studios to 4-bedroom duplexes.

Rendering of the exterior of a three story Flex Flat

Interior rendering of living, kitchen, and dining area

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Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 40m

That's the only one on the list I haven't been to

Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 7h

People don't like it for some reason, but those that got lucky and paired up without them have no clue how horrible they are

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Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 9h

SHUT UP YOU PUT YOUR TRASH ON THE FRONT SIDEWALK

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9h

A team of researchers analyzed the anatomical dimensions of an infamous imprint on a Chicago sidewalk, sifting through photos and measuring mammal specimens in museum collections to put what they were seeing in context.

Their conclusion? The Chicago Rat Hole was not made by a rat.

The Chicago Rat Hole Was Not Made by a Rat

A statistical analysis of an infamous indentation in a sidewalk suggested a 99 percent likelihood that another rodent made the mark.

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Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 9h

That's what I'm doing wrong. See @dmarieolsen.bsky.social I'm not doing weird things with my hands

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 9h

You cannot show up on a first date in a full length duster… that woman does not yet love you

Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 11h

Not at all, just that I cannot pull that look off myself

Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 11h

I cannot pull that off

Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 15h

Could be a pony of High Life

Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 15h

Cuck nuck

Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 15h

What is this dude drinking Eric?

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Your Brutal Boo @jmings.bsky.social · 15h

What in the hell

Dezeen @dezeen.com · 20h

Foster + Partners unveils plans for first pub project: www.dezeen.com/2025/10/14/foster-partners-pub-eagle-and-child-oxford/