New Urban Dropout
Built in the 50s by the thousands, this standard veteran’s single family house has no redeeming design features. It lacks detail, embellishment, proportion, harmony and a porch; all deemed essential characteristics in creating a sense of community identity.
No planner would commend it for a New Urbanist development.
Yet it has served countless young couples to start and raise a family, by matching their purse. It raised their self-esteem and their life prospects by enabling them to own, cherish and care for their place.
A denigrated dropout from urban design courses, this house shows that joy, comfort and rest can be found in a plain, humble structure. These are essential ingredients of a healty community.
New Urban Dropout
Built in the 50s by the thousands, this standard veteran’s single family house has no redeeming design features. It lacks detail, embellishment, proportion, harmony and a porch; all deemed essential characteristics in creating a sense of community identity.
No planner would commend it for a New Urbanist development.
Yet it has served countless young couples to start and raise a family, by matching their purse. It raised their self-esteem and their life prospects by enabling them to own, cherish and care for their place.
A denigrated dropout from urban design courses, this house shows that joy, comfort and rest can be found in a plain, humble structure. These are essential ingredients of a healty community.