tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post334296062952881943..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: The Effect of Architecture on Home LivingLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-48740182729083789452010-05-25T10:23:52.467-07:002010-05-25T10:23:52.467-07:00This is in response to Mrs. Pea's comment abou...This is in response to Mrs. Pea's comment about the importance of views, and her friend's having to die in a hospital with no view. Reminded me of a friend who had just the opposite experience. After surgery she was wheeled into the recovery room, and she told how when she woke up, she literally thought she had died and gone to heaven. The room had glassed walls that looked out onto a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3675026665965140162009-11-15T04:44:40.141-08:002009-11-15T04:44:40.141-08:00I grew up in a ranch house designed by my mom, she...I grew up in a ranch house designed by my mom, she loved it but it never felt homey to me. she was a very modern woman in many ways , but old fashioned in others ( felt women should stay home and raise children almost no exception except the most dire circumstances).<br /> My husband and I bought a modular house 14 years ago and had it set on 37 beautiful acres of fields and woods. We bought Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-58287009775987761102009-11-13T21:40:02.214-08:002009-11-13T21:40:02.214-08:00It was from an old book out of print. I do not kno...It was from an old book out of print. I do not know the name of it, as I do not have the cover to it, and I don't know the author. However, you could do a web search for communist tactics or steps, or maybe how to argue like a communist. You might come up with a lot of news reporter training sites ;-)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-51831052110001255532009-11-13T21:37:10.212-08:002009-11-13T21:37:10.212-08:00The Victorian Homes were never exactly alike, exce...The Victorian Homes were never exactly alike, except when they were built opposite, and then they were still not alike. The trims and the colors always differed. In the days when there were no street addresses, you could direct someone to a home by describing the house and the property.<br /><br />The Victorian house is still the most adaptable to different climates. I visited one recently thatLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-92004961808472185862009-11-13T08:28:47.816-08:002009-11-13T08:28:47.816-08:00Keep comments coming on this one, because it is on...Keep comments coming on this one, because it is one of my favorite subjects.<br /><br />First of all, let me see if anyone can answer my question: Whose brilliant idea was it to provide suburban neighborhoods?<br /><br />It makes no sense to me.<br /><br />While I understand why a house would need to be within walking distance of some little shops, I CANNOT understand why it has to be 20 miles orLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-57849114219546923482009-11-13T06:36:07.562-08:002009-11-13T06:36:07.562-08:00I just stumbled onto this post and you probably do...I just stumbled onto this post and you probably don't want anymore comments. However, I feel a need to add to this subject. Five years ago we moved into a home built in the 1950s. I hate it. It has an addition in the rear to make it feel more fmaily friendly. The windows are 4 ft. off the ground. At 4' 11" I am too short to see out the windows. It is a single story with basement. TheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-20845744199409382522008-06-14T07:00:00.000-07:002008-06-14T07:00:00.000-07:00They just substituted early schooling for child la...They just substituted early schooling for child labor. Look how young they have to go to schools and daycares now, and how early they have to get children out of their beds to shuffle them off to these institutions. No one pays them. At least in the factories, the children were paid. In the public schools there is a lot of time wasted, and many of the children would love to have jobs but becauseLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-34991995360524336882008-06-13T23:17:00.000-07:002008-06-13T23:17:00.000-07:00I love older houses.You had mentioned progressives...I love older houses.You had mentioned progressives. Some progressives made society better. Many people helped get rid of child labor and horrible working conditions in factories. There were more opportunities for the poor.edwardianbeautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461707046644571322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22250913958510006682007-11-02T18:31:00.000-07:002007-11-02T18:31:00.000-07:00A late response. I clicked over from Sallie's Stac...A late response. I clicked over from Sallie's Stacks.<BR/><BR/>You asked for comments to share with your son-in-law...I'm living in a "production-builder" house right now. For me there three big issues. One, we have a lovely tree-lined view out back, but there isn't a single window that you can sit and see it through! You have to be standing to take in the view. Two, our house does not have a Mariannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053480963082704523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-20902027023251950472007-11-01T13:35:00.000-07:002007-11-01T13:35:00.000-07:00Hi. Thank you for expressing most of my own opini...Hi. Thank you for expressing most of my own opinion of modern housing and architecture in such a lovely way. Ever since I can remember, I have hated the "ugly" houses that I grew up around. The cities I have lived in have very few beautiful old neighbourhoods, and the ones that do remain are either terribly run down and subdivided into poorly maintained apartments, or being used by the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85218404120579055142007-10-09T21:27:00.000-07:002007-10-09T21:27:00.000-07:00Lindsy,I look up different things about architectu...Lindsy,<BR/><BR/>I look up different things about architecture in history and every so often I run across hints that a type of architecture was being experimented with to make human beings live in cells rather than houses. I can see it in dorm rooms, offices, and some types of houses. Some of it was an attempt to create what was called socialist housing for people all over the world, no matter Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-28457207863142786272007-10-09T20:57:00.000-07:002007-10-09T20:57:00.000-07:00Oh, this post resonates with me. I used to tell m...Oh, this post resonates with me. I used to tell my mom I didn't want to go in Kohl's because "I don't like the atmosphere (not to mention the details on much of their clothes)," and she would think it odd. Some other people found my occupation with atmospheres odd as well, though I figured there were ways in which they were the same as me deep down. (I've found as well that my favorite photosLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807998269887853447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29116071392854067012007-10-06T18:05:00.000-07:002007-10-06T18:05:00.000-07:00Dearest Lady Lydia,This article is excellent. My h...Dearest Lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>This article is excellent. My husband's closest friend is an engineer and has discussed the fact that biblical principles were at the heart of pre-modernist/socialist architecture. Though a vigourously lapsed Christian (a crying shame), he still appreciates the oldd styles with their beautiful detailing and clean yet lovely lines. It is their symetry that he finds so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22890185330858059682007-10-04T22:39:00.000-07:002007-10-04T22:39:00.000-07:00I think I just lost the comment I was sending, if ...I think I just lost the comment I was sending, if this is a repeat, forgive me.<BR/>I really enjoyed reading this nice long post...<BR/>My pet peeve about so-called modern architecture: the huge garages at the front, it’s all you see on these small lots. And also, all the houses look so very alike, it’s hard to distinguish a friend’s house from the others, even after a few visits. I have lots Desiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905591143279290656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-45553116382463641612007-10-02T06:34:00.000-07:002007-10-02T06:34:00.000-07:00Dear Lydia, if I am not too late to comment, the t...Dear Lydia, if I am not too late to comment, the things that are shortcomings of my home are the fact that the front door opens straight into the sitting room (from a tiny front garden, not straight from the street as many people have), that the kitchen is so tiny, and the bathroom is on the ground floor, reached through the kitchen. The funny thing is that ours is a Victorian home! It is a Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907284328066937884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-65599567781934687562007-10-02T02:26:00.000-07:002007-10-02T02:26:00.000-07:00We used to live between the small Kansas towns of ...We used to live between the small Kansas towns of Winfield and Arkansas City whose architecture was "frozen" in the 1920's and 1940s era. Two major industries had dominated and brought prosperity to these towns during tht era, and had then shut down (there wasn't money to modernize or tear down). Despite decades of underemployment, low wages, and economic problems, these communities were more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-91059823743076879962007-10-02T02:14:00.000-07:002007-10-02T02:14:00.000-07:00We live in a four square colonial style house with...We live in a four square colonial style house with transitional styling inside. The outside of the house seems very unwelcoming, with a flat front. I want to add a covered portico or a porch to warm it up. I also want to add a path to the street--the concrete walkway leads to the driveway. A cottage fence and some plantings would also help create a sense of welcoming and a private transitionalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49754311020841692452007-10-01T19:47:00.000-07:002007-10-01T19:47:00.000-07:00Lady Lydia,I really wish that this essay could be ...Lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>I really wish that this essay could be read at ALL of our architecture schools.<BR/><BR/>I have a fellow churchmember friend that got his BS from Yale and his architechture degree from a very well known school. He told us one Sunday at our fellowship group that he almost failed a course about the psychology of design. According to him, he just didn't see any relationship Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-10483735805921669162007-10-01T06:54:00.000-07:002007-10-01T06:54:00.000-07:00You have very good points! Our house was built in...You have very good points! Our house was built in 1973 and looks it too. It has what I call a "one and a half butt" kitchen (galley style) and had ugly dark brown paneling in the living room and diningroom. We recently repainted so things are looking much better but its still difficult for me to make it light, airy and lovely without cluttering it up.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616061412062835634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-27371948053218256892007-09-30T17:12:00.000-07:002007-09-30T17:12:00.000-07:00Hi Lady Lydia,YOU HAVE BEEN TAGGED!See my Blog:htt...Hi Lady Lydia,<BR/>YOU HAVE BEEN TAGGED!<BR/><BR/>See my Blog:<BR/>http://www.daytodayfrommyheart.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>Love the beautiful homes you posted for us to see!<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>jancjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04781095685988805672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40158257212973626062007-09-30T13:07:00.000-07:002007-09-30T13:07:00.000-07:00Elizabeth,You brought out an interesting point abo...Elizabeth,<BR/><BR/>You brought out an interesting point about people living in native huts and humble abodes native to their land. The whole point of that is that even in those places, people had the sense to know what was needed in a home: a cozy place of warmth, with light, and with a feeling of belonging. This is commonly called Regional architecture--that is houses made from materials in theLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-72033214810557474662007-09-30T12:48:00.000-07:002007-09-30T12:48:00.000-07:00What about modernist public spaces? Am I the only ...What about modernist public spaces? <BR/>Am I the only person to be a little uncomfortable in banks, offices, hotels, hospitals, etc., built in the last half of the 20th century? <BR/><BR/>Our town's convention center is built from the street level down. The bottom floor, where the biggest meeting rooms are, has no opening whatsoever to the outside -- not one window, not one door. I've Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429722263321739095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15985758399894003972007-09-30T08:12:00.000-07:002007-09-30T08:12:00.000-07:00My daughter said her baby would not sleep when the...My daughter said her baby would not sleep when they visited someone in a house and slept in the basement. The Victorian homes had summer porches for people to sleep on. My husband slept on a summer porch at his grandmother's farm house in the summers, when he was a young man helping on the farm. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if we could print this all off and give it to a school of architecture. I have Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-69899433612785296202007-09-30T08:08:00.000-07:002007-09-30T08:08:00.000-07:00There were a couple of homes I lived in that made ...There were a couple of homes I lived in that made me burst into tears when I got there and also during the time I lived there. <BR/><BR/>Their architecture was as women who comment here, have explained: range hood that knocked people in the head as they walked past, narrow halls and rooms with no windows, no lighting, no air passage. At least the older homes had breezeways and the architects hadLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-36367742768918039172007-09-29T21:29:00.000-07:002007-09-29T21:29:00.000-07:00Poor anonymous! Your house story gave me the willi...Poor anonymous! Your house story gave me the willies!<BR/><BR/>This was a fascinating article, Mrs. Sherman. I've been thinking about it and evaluating the houses (only three) in my past in light of these ideas. I grew up in, and live in today, a large converted wooden schoolhouse. I can't put into words the constant joy and delight I get from my home. The original building was two rooms plus an Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747223126169684757noreply@blogger.com