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INSPIRATION: Complex Order After reviewing, peril, prospect, refuge, and enticement, there is one more pleasurable architectural characteristic highlighted in Winifred Gallagher's House Thinking. Grant Hildebrand called it "complex order." Complex order explains why older suburbs have more charm...
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INSPIRATION: Enticement & Architectural Pleasure House Thinking, by Winifred Gallagher, discusses the five notions of architectural pleasure. So far, we've covered peril, prospect, and refuge. Today, I'll share what I have learned about enticement. Gallagher says, "everyone loves a surprise,...
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INSPIRATION: A womb with a view In my first post about the 5 characteristics of pleasing architecture that I gleaned from Gallaghers book, "House Thinking," I discussed the characteristic of peril and how it can add feelings of exhiliration to a...
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INSPIRATION: Is Your Home Dangerous Enough? I've been reading Winifred Gallagher's book, "House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live." In it, she highlights the work of Grant Hildebrand and his quest to discover the characteristics of "innately appealing architecture."...
