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 on August 1st and it has been a wild ride trying to get ...
2020-07-10 20:35:42 +0000 UTC
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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"
2020-06-14 19:01:51 +0000 UTC
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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.
2020-06-14 19:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Howdy folks! I wrote for Hyperallergic about how minimalism went from high design to normie chic! Have a great weekend!!
2020-06-12 21:26:26 +0000 UTC
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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.
2020-05-24 00:29:20 +0000 UTC
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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.
2020-05-23 20:44:15 +0000 UTC
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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: 2020-05-16 19:59:09 +0000 UTC
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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
2020-05-16 19:32:06 +0000 UTC
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Howdy folks! Here's the info for the May livestreams (including Bingo!)
East Coast Livestream: Wednesday May 20th, 7:30-9:30 PM EDT
West Coast Livestream: Friday, May 22nd, 9:00-11:00 PM EDT
Discourse Club: (via the Discourse-Club voice channel in the Discord Server): Tuesday, May 26th, 8-10 PM EDT.
New post up tomorrow!
2020-05-14 19:31:31 +0000 UTC
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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.
Since everyone's cooped up inside and mise...
2020-05-02 04:34:07 +0000 UTC
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my hand is cramped
2020-05-01 03:49:04 +0000 UTC
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I finally got a decent drawing tablet, so - enjoy!
2020-04-30 04:33:38 +0000 UTC
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I've been told the last link expired so here's a new one!
2020-04-26 02:36:38 +0000 UTC
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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 lov...
2020-04-17 20:03:19 +0000 UTC
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Thank you to the patrons from the last livestream who found this house - it's fantastic!!
2020-04-17 19:49:30 +0000 UTC
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For those who aren't able to join automatically - the Discord link has been updated!
2020-04-06 23:26:37 +0000 UTC
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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_M83536-96739
If you, like me, cons...
2020-03-27 23:22:18 +0000 UTC
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We're deep in the heart of Texas this week with a combination Spanish Colonial Revival/70s Shed Style doozy.
2020-03-27 23:04:06 +0000 UTC
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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 on Thursday.
2020-03-24 17:15:58 +0000 UTC
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Happy quarantine reading!
2020-03-19 18:18:33 +0000 UTC
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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 EST
West 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 stream. I promise ...
2020-03-17 15:06:55 +0000 UTC
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Link to Listing
Call 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 change...
2020-02-25 19:18:15 +0000 UTC
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2020-02-25 19:07:11 +0000 UTC
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2020-02-21 19:32:08 +0000 UTC
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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!
2020-02-13 18:00:07 +0000 UTC
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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...
2020-01-22 18:40:58 +0000 UTC
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The first entry in the new year-by-year look at McMansions is here, and it's groovy!
2020-01-22 18:10:46 +0000 UTC
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It was another great year in our quest for the worst/best Gingerbread McMansion and the results are now live!
2020-01-15 18:50:55 +0000 UTC
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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)
2020-01-07 18:05:20 +0000 UTC
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For more about how to earn merch and how merch works with Patreon see: 2020-01-04 21:03:33 +0000 UTC
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