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McMansion Hell Livestream Schedule July - September

Howdy folks, I know I've been MIA because of the book thing so I want to get back on track and start programming the livestreams again. Streams will be on Crowdcast.

Here is the sched...

the motel room, or: on datedness

What does it mean for something to be dated? Why am I having an existential crisis in a god-awful. time capsule hotel room?

texas gothic revival

returning to the lone star state, one turret at a time.

ode to a faux grecian urn

or: towards a theory of styrofoam gothic

I AM WRITING A BOOK

Hello everyone! The word is out -- I am writing a book!

If you ever wanted to read a book about McMansions, 5-over-1s, the ignoble toil of architects, ridiculous baubles for rich people, host...

we've found it folks: McMansion Heaven

after this was submitted to the livestream, I couldn't look away. 

Reminder -- ALL PATRON livestream tonight at 8pm Central!

Link to the livestream can be found here -- let's look at some houses. Plus, some big news.

https://www.crowdcast.i...

McMansion Hell ALL PATRON January Livestream - Jan 10 7:30-8:30 CST

Hi Everyone, 

We will be resuming monthy livestreams. I am trying to figure out how to use the new crowdcast which unfortunately limits livestreams to one hour so if there is demand we c...

the good house: "tudor" done right

Today's house is a historical one, built in 1928 at the height of the Tudor Revival in the US. 

2023-10-30 22:28:38 +0000 UTC View Post

pre-recession, post-taste

putting the provincial in french provincial 

the good house: pomo prairie

Sometimes you see a house that makes you want to hang out with the people who live there, even if they're rich people. This 1994 house in St. Charles, IL, is one of them. 

2023-08-30 19:44:52 +0000 UTC View Post

mojo dojo casa house

you are not prepared for how massive this thing is

the good house: Norwood Park MCM

Today's good house comes to us from Norwood Park, Chicago, though it would look at home in California or perhaps on a lake: 

2023-05-16 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

dome sweet dome

McMansion Hell returns to Naperville because...look at this.

the death of the mcmansion has been vastly overstated

Howdy folks, I'm back in the Baffler with a new piece about the state of the McMansion -- and how it's more popular than ever. 

New McMansion Hell will be up Friday. Sorry for the delay,...

I said what I said

Also this is my last column for the nation! mcmansion hell returns to its regular schedule next week! thank you all for reading. 

single stair good, exploitation bad

My Latest from The Nation. 

Just a note -- this column runs through the first week of April, after which we will return to all our normally scheduled content! I've never had to publish t...

bike lanes are good actually

My latest for The Nation. 

in which i take on the windowless bedroom dipshits

my latest column for the nation!

AI is not disrupting architecture!

In my latest column for The Nation, I take on the idea that AI is coming for architects' jobs. 

Or, why everything is greige now

Hi everyone. Some exciting news. There will be a lot more Criticism Content from me in the coming weeks as I am doing a stint as critic-in-residence at The Nation. I'll be publishing there two time...

in which i have some thoughts about architecture's biggest prize

here are some things i like

or: how to live like an architecture critic

Two New Articles!

Hello everyone! I'm back in the architecture criticism mines with two new articles published today. 

The first is about architecture firms' participation in Saudi Arabia's "The Line" pro...

The Little McHouse That Could

Sometimes the "good" post is devoted to houses with good architecture, but other times it's devoted to houses with architecture you just don't see anymore. In this case, this Milwaukee-area house, ...

livestream updates / PLEASE join the discord server

Hello everyone: I am SO sorry about forgetting the livestream a few days ago. I uncharacteristically forgot to put it in my calendar and lost track of time. Not really an excuse, I know, and I'll m...

every small city has that one dictator chic house

this one is from milwaukee in honor of giannis scoring 50 points last night

McMansion Hell January Livestreams

Howdy folks, here is the livestream schedule for this month: 

- $5/up - Sunday, January 29th 8-10pm Central 

-$10/up - Tuesday, January 31st, 8-10pm Central. 

New p...

McMansion Hell Bonus Livestream 2

This will be a normal livestream with houses and catalog fun. 

Kate

the good house: staten island time capsule tudor

Sometimes a house comes along that's in a rare state of not-greige. This two-story 1980 Tudor is, uh, the opposite of not-greige. In fact, most of its 70s accoutrements remain perfectly intact. The...