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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]McMansion Hell does a really good job explaining [i]why [/i]certain houses are ugly. It's mostly to do with proportion - proportionate height vs width, use of visual "blocks," and proportion of windows to each other and the house.

To a lesser extent she points to symmetry, and to mixing architectural styles badly. I don't always agree with her on these - for example, I love Victorians, which are typically asymmetrical (but still proportionate and visually balanced, if done well). Her issue with mixing styles seems to mostly be about features that had a function in their original style, but putting them in a place that negates that function. So for example, gables on a roof that doesn't need them; unusable porticos that pop out like warts, huge tall foyers that need a catwalk-style upstairs passageway to get around.

I am not a fan of colonials, btw - and I love a Sears house. But when you look at what McMansion Hell points out and compare to an actual mansion, you see the difference. [/quote]

The woman who runs the McMansion hell is a 23yo racist.  What does she know about architecture?  She is just a pathetic hater and idiots like you are her lackeys [/quote]

I don't know her personally but a quick Google will tell you she's 32 and employed as an architecture critic. No idea why you think she's racist, but also no idea whether she is.

The relevant thing is she can explain [i]why[/i] something looks bad, and how it would look better. Anybody can say "oh I don't like that, it's ugly" but if you can't explain yourself then why should anyone care? [/quote]

NP here.  I’ve read through her blog and she does sound like a hater or mean spirited person. Posting random home pics of unknown people and ridiculing them online, she has the maturity of a junior high schooler.  She needs to find a more suitable method.   [/quote]

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