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You know, I wonder if the "McMansion" style of mismatched ornamental elements from wildely varying eras is sort of an awkward unconscious pushback against that
by tomatotomato37 8y ago
You know, I wonder if the "McMansion" style of mismatched ornamental elements from wildely varying eras is sort of an awkward unconscious pushback against that type of "Blorp" architecture
- giobox 8y agoI think the McMansion style is largely driven by cheap off the shelf parts - that's why they often have a horrid mix of different window styles on the same building, rather than any unconscious push back. It's cheaper to accept the mismatch rather than spend the cash on cohesion.
- Gibbon1 8y agoMcMansion style is essentially Mr Potato Head Style. Glue on a couple ears, eyes and hands. Almost all of the junk built today will end up like a set of cheap Home Depot Cabinets. In the land fill. Because most of this stuff also is extremely susceptible to decay. The moment someone stops maintaining it religiously it quickly becomes unsalvageable.