tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post6419618856720162415..comments2023-08-23T05:31:31.218-06:00Comments on Why Architects Drink: More food and space for thoughtMile High Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03276750909800945131noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post-1975541551411984832007-04-02T17:28:00.000-06:002007-04-02T17:28:00.000-06:00I think McMansions suck for the most part. Not be...I think McMansions suck for the most part. Not because of class rage or anything, but because like you said, most of them look the same.<BR/><BR/>2 and a half years ago we moved from California to Washington, and last year we went back and visited our old neighborhood for the first time. It had been a quaint neighborhood of 1-story houses, and now it has 3 of those 3-story McMansions crammed into what used to be people's yards. It wouldn't be quite so glaring if they at least had some sort of shape or design, but all 3 of them just looked like giant cinderblocks towering over the neighborhood. Ugly as sin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post-31614424919580644392007-04-02T16:01:00.000-06:002007-04-02T16:01:00.000-06:00Whaddya want to bet that LeBron gets hurt next sea...Whaddya want to bet that LeBron gets hurt next season and spends the rest of his career in Waltonesque comeback attempts? That big-ass house will seem like a waste once he's broke.Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post-86776613350123320882007-04-01T12:23:00.000-06:002007-04-01T12:23:00.000-06:00True, ture, true, Faded. Sometimes I think a big ...True, ture, true, Faded. Sometimes I think a big house is supposed to fill the void in a super-rich person's self-esteem. James is one of the kids who went into the NBA with only a year (if that) of college ball on his resume. Perhaps the house is supposed to supplement his missing maturity? Or is he actually trying to sabotage himself by spending a bunch of money he doesn't think he deserves?<BR/><BR/>Great links, by the way. I'm glad to see a fellow architect practice what s/he preaches when it comes to using only as much space as needed. I'll have to check out the little house on a small planet concept. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate your postings--you always give *me* food for thought!Mile High Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276750909800945131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461658247603905885.post-67352514059939512082007-04-01T08:16:00.000-06:002007-04-01T08:16:00.000-06:00Pixie, a big house is about power, nothing else. ...Pixie, a big house is about power, nothing else. People build 'em because they can. All that tells me is people with big houses are vain, selfish and feel inadequate about themselves. It is a bit harsh sounding I know.<BR/><BR/>My twin boys are 18 years old today and my 20 year old daughter has moved out and is in college. We have lived in 3 bedroom 1825 sq ft house for 26 years. We think it is to big for us now that the kids are moving out. We would like to find something around 800 to 1000 sq. ft. I agree with you completely about house size. Your comments about society and civilization are especially important. <BR/><BR/>Have you seen a book called Little House on a Small Plant by Shay Solomon? This site has information on it: <BR/>http://www.resourcesforlife.com/groups/smallhousesociety/resources.htm <BR/>They talk about energy and resources but the stand out parts are about community and relationships.<BR/><BR/>There was a time I could have afforded a mc mansion but we decided not to get one. We stayed in our current house. Times change and we came to a place where we could not have afforded a mc mansion but we could still afford our current house. It was nice being able to shrink financially and not have to go thru the pain of loosing all the bits of vanity that normally would have accumulated had I made the more typical decisions. <BR/><BR/>Here is a site about building restoration. These folks train people to do building restorations and they provide Bachelor and Master degrees in architectural stone work, carpentry, masonry, plaster and timber framing Check them out here: <BR/>http://www.buildingartscollege.us/01_college/index.html <BR/>It nice to see organizations that are collecting and creating knowledge about restoring and reusing buildings.<BR/><BR/>My daughter has a 4 year scholarship there, she loves the place and what she is doing. Part of the curriculum requires that she participate in the restoration of a plantation house near the college. She has also been to New Orleans with the college to do restoration work there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com