Truly great architecture and design knows no trends and can withstand the passing of time. Recently I took the opportunity to drive around the neighborhood and surrounding area I grew up in. this area in the foothills of Provo was at one time the prime location for homes in Utah Valley. Many of the homes there were built in the mid 1970’s and 80’s however I have noticed a stark contrast between these homes and the cookie cutter approach, however big the cookie, of more recent prominent building area.
These homes built nearly thirty years ago are all unique and have stood the test of time. They were designed in a variety of architectural styles and their designers stayed close to the features of those styles. If it was a Georgian home it was symmetrical with beautiful brick work or if it was a Tudor home it has white stucco with dark brown half-timbering and stained glass windows. Such was the home I was raised in and while it may not have been at the top of Le Corbusier’s list of styles I believe that my home fit his description of what a home should be; not overly ornate, frugal, clean and disciplined. It is unfortunate that today I see many of these once beautifully timeless homes being “modernized” to fit the trends of society, in doing so the home owner is destroying the passion instilled in the home by its architect.
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