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Join me this week in raising $$$ for Moms4Housing!
Howdy folks! I know you're all used to livestreams here at the ol' Patreon, but I'll be doing a special fundraising stream at NewCities in order to raise money for the excellent Moms4Housing, which fights for housing justice in Oakland. The conference will also be great and includes very important people like Ilhan Omar!Look out for a new post on Monday! Apologies for the slowness this past month - we're moving across the country ...
New Article in Architect's Newspaper expanding on "PR-chitecture"
You might remember the "Coronagrifting" article I wrote last month - here's a new expansion on some of the ideas I came up with regarding "PR-chitecture"
Design in Dialogue Zoom Lecture Tomorrow (Monday June 15th) at 11AM EDT!
Howdy folks! Join me tomorrow morning for a lecture on the worst impulses in contemporary architecture and a discussion about some of my favorite buildings by living architects. RSVP info in link.
Normie Minimalism: An Investigation
Howdy folks! I wrote for Hyperallergic about how minimalism went from high design to normie chic! Have a great weekend!!
New Link to McMansion Hell Discord (May 23rd 2020)
Howdy Y'all! I've received word that the McMansion Hell discord link has expired again, hence it's time for a new one, which can be found here.
Coronagrifting: a Design Phenomenon
Hello! Are you tired of seeing glossy design blogs posting cyberpunk masks & "post-Corona design solutions" involving giant social distancing burger king™ crowns on your timeline? You are? Well this article I've written about the phenomenon of "Coronagrifting" might be for you.
Good - and by Good I mean Groovy - House of the Yearbook: 1973 again lol
I'll admit: I'm fudging this one. I came across it because real estate websites won't let you search for a single year, only a range of years. Despite not being from 1974, this house was simply WAY TOO GOOD to pass up. Part of the reason for doing the Yearbook is an attempt to find time capsule houses - those properties which are virtually untouched since the era in which they were built. This is one of those houses. Link to listing: ...
The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1974
Howdy folks! Link posts are down on Patreon rn so I'm posting this one as a link in a text post. Enjoy! https://mcmansionhell.com/post/618300642278227968/the-mcmansion-hell-yearbook-1974
McMansion Hell May Livestreams etc
Howdy folks! Here's the info for the May livestreams (including Bingo!)East Coast Livestream: Wednesday May 20th, 7:30-9:30 PM EDTWest Coast Livestream: Friday, May 22nd, 9:00-11:00 PM EDTDiscourse Club: (via the Discourse-Club voice channel in the Discord Server): Tuesday, May 26th, 8-10 PM EDT.New post up tomorrow!
$3 Tier Rewards Change: Newsletter -> Weekly Drawings
Howdy folks!I apologize for the lapse in the This Week in Design newsletter - since the whole COVID thing started basically most of design is cancelled and those stories that persist are just about how the virus is wrecking everything, which I don't think makes for very fun weekly reading. Until the world gets back to normal, since the drawings have gotten such a fabulous response, I'd like to replace the newsletter with weekly drawings.S...
please enjoy this picture I drew of a McMansion bird house
my hand is cramped
I made an art
I finally got a decent drawing tablet, so - enjoy!
New Discord Server Link
I've been told the last link expired so here's a new one!
Good House of the Yearbook: 1973
Link to Listing. Since our Bad House of 1973 was a mansard, I thought I'd do it justice by posting a Good House that was also Mansard-esque (technically the roof is a mansard, but the house doesn't have the 70s mansard aesthetic). Personally, at $200,000 and 3 bedroom/1.5 bathrooms, I think this little house is deeply cute. I love how, even though it has a front facing garage, it's delineated from the rest of the house via the exagger...
The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1973
Thank you to the patrons from the last livestream who found this house - it's fantastic!!
New Discord Link
For those who aren't able to join automatically - the Discord link has been updated!
Good House of the Yearbook: 1972
Our 1972 Good House comes to us in the same county as our Bad House: Denton County, Texas. This 4 bedroom/2 bathroom house hovers just under 2,000 square feet, and costs a comparatively modest $305,000.Link to Listing: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/601-Glenhill-Ln_Lewisville_TX_75077_M83536-96739If you, like me, consider yourself a ranch fancier, then this is the house for you! While there are a helluva lot of ranch houses in ...
The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1972
We're deep in the heart of Texas this week with a combination Spanish Colonial Revival/70s Shed Style doozy.
Reminder: Livestream #1 Tonight! 7-9PM EDT
Howdy folks! Reminder that there is a livestream tonight for East Coast folks from 7-9 PM EDT!Your mission: Finding time capsule McMansions and non-McMansion houses from the 1970s to help with the McMansion Hell Yearbook! If successful, your houses could be featured on the main blog this week!The Crowdcast link will go up shortly before the stream. The stream will be available to watch after the fact - plus there will also be a West Coast stream ...
The Brutalism Post Part 3: What is Brutalism? Act 1, Scene 1: The Young Smithsons
Happy quarantine reading!
TWO Monthly Livestreams: Social Distancing Edition
Howdy folks! In the spirit of the times, I will be putting on not one but TWO monthly livestreams - one for East Coast patrons and one for West Coast patrons.The livestreams will take place as follows:East Coast Livestream: Tuesday March 24th, 2020 from 7-9 PM ESTWest Coast Livestrem: Thursday March 26th, 2020 from 8:30-10:30 PM EST(My husband is staying in my studio apartment with me through these trying times and will be in and out of the strea...
Good House of the Month: 1971 (Morris County, NJ)
Link to ListingCall me a normie, but I have an immense soft spot for a good split level. Though they've gone out of style, as a form of housing they make immense sense in terms of how they allocate space through the story-based demarcation of public-facing (upper floor) and private (lower floor). This adorable example was recently renovated, and though the changes don't match my personal taste, they're mostly decor and surface level (...
New discord link
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February Livestream~
Howdy folks! The February Livestream (featuring houses from the Super Tuesday States!) Will be on Thursday February 20th from 8:30 PM-10:30 PM EST. Let's duke it out in this faux primary for the worst Super Tuesday House!
Good House of the Month: 1970
This month's Good House is also found in Bergen County, New Jersey. At 3500 square feet including 4 beds and 4 bathrooms, it's currently on the market for $829,000 .I'll be first one to admit that this house is a bit weirder than the usual Good Houses. However, it is a quintessentially 1970 house. The house is built in what is known as the "Shed Style," which, after the era of Eichler houses and other mid-century modern develo...
The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1970
The first entry in the new year-by-year look at McMansions is here, and it's groovy!
Announcing the Winners of the 2019 McGingerbread Hell Competition!
It was another great year in our quest for the worst/best Gingerbread McMansion and the results are now live!
New Piece in The Baffler about Industrial Ruin Porn
Howdy folks! My new long form piece for The Baffler is now available online. It features all kinds of goodies:- Enlightenment slap fights- Industrial Ruins- The Sublime (not the band) - Superfund sites- How we as a culture react to the aesthetics of a modernity that have destroyed our environment (you know, lighthearted stuff)
Exclusive Merch is now Live!
Current Merch Tiers (for subscribers who start or continue their pledge for 3 months or more)- $20 (Nub! Sticker)- $30 (An Art Sticker, Nub Mug)- $50+ (An Art Sticker, Nub Mug, An Art T-shirt)For more about how to earn merch and how merch works with Patreon see: https://www.patreon.com/merch/pro
