There has been some discussion on this web site and others about the cost associated with well designed homes. In my post entitled “McPeople” I posited that home owners in general are willing to accept inferior design in the name of blandness and resale. A commenter suggested that the cause for this is the marketing [...]
Recently, Frank O. Gehry has been sued by MIT for some serious issues regarding the design of the three year old Stata Center. This building is a great example of the difference between architecture and sculpture. Architecture is meant to be inhabited and used. Sculpture is to be looked at and admired. [...]
Mies van Der Rohe said “less is more”. At first, this thought seems to make sense. But Milton Glazer has a more nuanced position that I think nails it. He said:
Being a child of modernism I have heard this mantra all my life. Less is more. One morning upon awakening I realised that it was [...]
My partner designed a “traditional” house for a client of ours. It’s currently under construction and we went out for a site visit. It’s nicely designed. However, the owners have made some poor decisions and mucked up the proportions. It’s now taller than it should have been. As designed, [...]
We’re currently producing a DVD about working with a designer. If you have any recommendations, thoughts, ideas or concerns, let us know and we’ll consider them for inclusion.
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