In their pursuit of some dubious aesthetic

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In their pursuit of  some dubious aesthetic, architects design buildings that sway,crumble and even shed windows into our cities streets I dont understand the meaning of the above sentence .can anybody simplify it ?thanks

BarbaraPA · Accepted Answer

Because they want to design things that some people (although not the writer) think look beautiful, architects are designing buildings that are not able to stand up to everyday use and start to fall apart.

Anonymous · Answer

Grammar GeekBecause they want to design things that some people (although not the writer) think look beautiful, architects are designing buildings that are not able to stand up to everyday use and start to fall apart.

your sentence is confusing to understand
you wrote ...
some people (although not the writer) think look beautiful ......what it means ?

that are not able to stand up to everyday use .....building for everyday use ? bit abstract .

start to fall apart ......what falls apart ? and why ?

In fact , your senetence looks more complex than the original one

Nothing understood finally .

someone ,please explain in a simpler way

thanks

BarbaraPA · Answer

Okay, I'll try again.

Some people think very abstract buildings are beautiful. The writer is not one of those people. Architects design building to this standard of "beauty." These buildings don't actually hold up very well.

In their pursuit of some dubious aesthetic

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