[Greenbuilding] AIA awards

[Corwyn]

On Mar 18, 2008, at 12:06, Sacie Lambertson wrote:

> Totally disgusted about the waste of several designs, I've just looked  
> at 2008 AIA house awards given, to quote them,
>
>  to recognize the best in housing design and promote the importance of  
> good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit  
> and a valuable national resource.
>
> http://www.aia.org/press2_template.cfm? 
> pagename=release_031308_housingaward
>
> Two are huge vacations homes, neither with even the pretense of a nod  
> towards green building.  If you can ignore the architectese of the  
> descriptions however, several are beautiful, interesting and green.   
> Flato as always, has done a particularly lovely house.  Check these  
> out.

you mean this?

>> Designed as a weekend retreat, this modern structure reflects the  
>> local vernacular by use of exposed concrete, weathered wood and  
>> rusted Cor-Ten steel that create a palette of rugged, low-maintenance  
>> materials. Metal roofing retains a blanket of snowfall as insulation  
>> and wards off potential damage from wildfires.

I fear I must disagree.  Even leaving aside the green aspects (which  
are horrifying).  Pre-rusted metal, fish tank windows, steel beams,  
harken back more to the 'modern' school which I thought (hoped) died  
with my Grandfather.  The only way I can think that anyone would call  
this a local vernacular  structure is if they lived in an old  
architecture magazine.

 From an visual perspective it looks sterile, flat, industrial.  In  
short, yuck.  I would want a weekend retreat that is cozy.

Too depressed to look at any more.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn