Homes Architects Design For Themselves

Why do people want to visit architects' homes?

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October 9, 2002, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Perhaps people want to visit homes architects design for themselves because 99 percent of America's houses embody so little architectural creativity or stylistic authenticity...The received wisdom is that what creative architects want to design is neither what average consumers want to live in nor what they can afford to buy.Such perceptions are reinforced by architects themselves and by the architectural press. "

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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