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McMansion Hell is exactly the shock therapy the United States needs. Someone lend this blogger a hand!
by matttproud 9y ago
McMansion Hell is exactly the shock therapy the United States needs. Someone lend this blogger a hand!
- atonse 9y agoNever heard of it before now. :( I bet it was enlightening.
- eddyb 9y agohttp://www.mcmansionhell.com/ http://www.mcmansionhell.com/ is still up, for now, at least not all the posts are gone, so have a look.
- artursapek 9y agoIt looks like she just mocks gaudy Americana houses/feature creep mansions http://www.mcmansionhell.com/post/162143229176/50-states-of-mcmansion-hell-hennepin-county http://www.mcmansionhell.com/post/162143229176/50-states-of-... Edit: gender
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- tclancy 9y agoShe's trying to do a bit more than that: http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-details/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-d...
- hprotagonist 9y agoShe. http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-details/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-d... is a pretty great interview with the creator.
- sp332 9y ago"url is down temporarily do not be alarmed" https://twitter.com/mcmansionhell/status/879437570471587844 https://twitter.com/mcmansionhell/status/879437570471587844
- JusticeJuice 9y agoIt was absolutely hilarious, and informative. He would show photos from listings of excessively large, poorly made mansions (or 'McMansions'). He'd point out all the design flaws, and architectural mistakes, then laugh at the excessive price tag. Apart from the humour, it was super interesting. If I look at a picture of a house, there's no way I can notice water damage, mis-matched windows, or just shitty door placement. I guess Zwillo is salty as it could lead to lower valuations. [There's still a post up on 99% if you want to take a geez](http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-details/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-d...)
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- atom_enger 9y agoJust wanted to point out that He is a She. https://twitter.com/mcmansionhell https://twitter.com/mcmansionhell Keep up the good fight, Kate. You've taught me how to appreciate good (and bad! ) architecture. Also I question the construction of houses now which is something I've never done before, so thank you.
- JusticeJuice 9y agoAh crap. Sorry Kate, I shouldn't have presumed. Internalised sexism got me.
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- c0nducktr 9y agoYou can find some of the posts by searching http://www.mcmansionhell.com/ http://www.mcmansionhell.com/ on archive.org.
- Cerium 9y agoThe blog was great. I learned a huge amount about architecture by reading it. I also laughed my ass off for hours. It was very funny, but had lots of explanation of architecture that provided the right words to google.
- chadgeidel 9y agoShe does have a Patreon. As much as I hate the fact that we now need to crowsource these things, I think this is one avenue for us non-lawyer-adjacent folks.