>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"?
one feels compelled to answer:
???
what does whazt you said have to do with anything?
i'm not against 2x4 made of recycled bird-droppings if it works. sure,
innovate. go ahead and try new things. but don't put the emphasis on
'innovation' but on making things 'work.'
what i was commenting on in general is the dangerous and misleading quest
for 'innovation' as an end in itself.
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David Sucher...author/photographer...Seattle, Washington
CITY COMFORTS: How to Build an Urban Village
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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.
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>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"?
one feels compelled to answer:
???
what does whazt you said have to do with anything?
i'm not against 2x4 made of recycled bird-droppings if it works. sure,
innovate. go ahead and try new things. but don't put the emphasis on
'innovation' but on making things 'work.'
what i was commenting on in general is the dangerous and misleading quest
for 'innovation' as an end in itself.
============================================================
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.
==========================================================