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Tag Archives: McMansion Hell

Housewrecks of the Outer Banks

A satirical look at the OBX housing situation.

Posted bygsb03632April 3, 2022April 4, 2022Posted inarchitecture, landscape architecture, McMansion, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: architecture, Cake Wrecks, Corolla N.C., criticism, McMansion Hell, Nags Head, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, parody, satire1 Comment on Housewrecks of the Outer Banks

La Bella Villa Mediterraneo

An unpretentious one-storey bungalow in San Diego was remodeled about 20 years ago into a Liliputian Italianate palazzo. Might this have been deliberate camp display?

Posted bygsb03632February 14, 2022February 14, 2022Posted inarchitecture, Italian, landscape architecture, McMansion, photographyTags: balustrade, bungalow, camp, Charles Jencks, disjunction, folie de grandeur, French doors, Kate Wagner, McMansion, McMansion Hell, Neoclassical, parody, quoins, San DiegoLeave a comment on La Bella Villa Mediterraneo

A tribute to McMansion Hell

We should all stan Kate Wagner’s McMansion Hell.

Posted bygsb03632April 30, 2020June 2, 2020Posted inarchitecture, McMansionTags: Asheville NC, Biltmore Estate, Chateauesque, Corinthian capital, Corinthian order, entasis, foam architectural ornament, Great Falls VA, Hall of Columns, Kate Wagner, Marble House, McMansion, McMansion Hell, Neoclassical, New York Stock Exchange, Newport RI, US Capitol Building3 Comments on A tribute to McMansion Hell

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