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Posted by Kris Krieger on August 13, 2007, 8:15 pm
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> Kris Krieger wrote:
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>>Well, I didn't know what it was before, but came across this today:
>>http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/House-Styles/Postmode
>>rn- Style.htm
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>>So now I at least have a starting point.
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>>Any day I'm less of an ignoramus than I was, is a good day <LOL!>
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>>- K.
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> Hmm, postmoderne....take the colors of 50s bathroom tile, the more
> garish the better.....pretend you are designing for a carnival,
> outsize yer elements, underprepresent other elements, skip any feeling
> of shadows contributing to the architectural delineation, in fact,
> start thinking 2-d appearance in 3-d.....pop a Sweets disk into the
> machine, randomly select various elements and incorporate them whether
> or not they pertain......harken back to Brutalism - your livid color
> will cover yer backside.....
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> We could go back and discuss something more contemporary - The
> Bunkottage
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Not helpful. Not everything I saw looked like crap...
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