One feels compelled to ask when was the last time Mr. Sucher tried to buy
a STRAIGHT 2 x 4 even in the lumber mecca of the Great Northwest? As we
turn away from wood and masonry to stuff like recycled plastics to build
houses will a gable roof still be a requirement to call it "home"?
randy gragg, a northwesterner on leave in New York
On Tue, 11 Oct 1994, David Sucher wrote:
> >What is worse than building old-fashioned houses, which could have been built
> >decades ago and which are not able to fullfill the increasing demands of our
> >society?
>
> Nothing in the world wrong with using new things that work better than the
> old. But I hear desire for 'innovation' as a substitute for problem-solving
> for the client. What is wrong with old fashioned houses, platform framing
> with 2 x 4, masonry, etc. etc.? How are these 'old fashioned' (what a
> slur!) techniques not sufficient for the challenges of the future?
>
> ============================================================
> David Sucher...author/photographer...Seattle, Washington
> CITY COMFORTS: How to Build an Urban Village
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> CITY COMFORTS is not about any particular city.
> The book is an attempt to shift the focus of public policy discussion from
> systems and large projects and grandiose visions to the details that create
> our daily experience. It is about a way of looking at and speaking about
> our physical environment.
> ==========================================================
>
a STRAIGHT 2 x 4 even in the lumber mecca of the Great Northwest? As we
turn away from wood and masonry to stuff like recycled plastics to build
houses will a gable roof still be a requirement to call it "home"?
randy gragg, a northwesterner on leave in New York
On Tue, 11 Oct 1994, David Sucher wrote:
> >What is worse than building old-fashioned houses, which could have been built
> >decades ago and which are not able to fullfill the increasing demands of our
> >society?
>
> Nothing in the world wrong with using new things that work better than the
> old. But I hear desire for 'innovation' as a substitute for problem-solving
> for the client. What is wrong with old fashioned houses, platform framing
> with 2 x 4, masonry, etc. etc.? How are these 'old fashioned' (what a
> slur!) techniques not sufficient for the challenges of the future?
>
> ============================================================
> David Sucher...author/photographer...Seattle, Washington
> CITY COMFORTS: How to Build an Urban Village
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> CITY COMFORTS is not about any particular city.
> The book is an attempt to shift the focus of public policy discussion from
> systems and large projects and grandiose visions to the details that create
> our daily experience. It is about a way of looking at and speaking about
> our physical environment.
> ==========================================================
>