Houses for Town Or Country
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Wherever he succeeds in accomplishing this the result should be good both for him and for his clients. His clients have every right to insist that their houses shall be not merely conveniently planned, but shall also be pleasant to inhabit. We have no sympathy with the sesthetic- ally austere and ungracious rooms which some archi- tects seek to force on their clients. The demand for a cheerful, comfortable and homely atmosphere in III HOUSES FOR TOWN OR COUNTRY HOUSE WITH UNENCLOSED GROUNDS a d...welling is absolutely legitimate, just as the de- mand that the interior should be thoroughly de- signed is legitimate; and it is the action and reaction between these two demands which will most effec- tually serve to give American interiors the mixture of propriety and distinction which they need. At present distinction is too often obtained at the ex- pense of propriety and comfort, and propriety and comfort too often obtained at the expense of dis- tinction. In order to combine distinction with pro- priety the architects will have to educate their clients to add to their houses a pervasive individual and familiar atmosphere without interfering with the integrity of the design; and he will also have to live 112 THE HOUSE FOR ALL THE YEAR HOUSE WITH CROCXDS ENCLOSED up to the highest standard of professional and tech- nical rectitude.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Wherever he succeeds in accomplishing this the result should be good both for him and for his clients. His clients have every right to insist that their houses shall be not merely conveniently planned, but shall also be pleasant to inhabit. We have no sympathy with the sesthetic- ally austere and ungracious rooms which some archi- tects seek to force on their clients. The demand for a cheerful, comfortable and homely atmosphere in III HOUSES FOR TOWN OR COUNTRY HOUSE WITH UNENCLOSED GROUNDS a d...welling is absolutely legitimate, just as the de- mand that the interior should be thoroughly de- signed is legitimate; and it is the action and reaction between these two demands which will most effec- tually serve to give American interiors the mixture of propriety and distinction which they need. At present distinction is too often obtained at the ex- pense of propriety and comfort, and propriety and comfort too often obtained at the expense of dis- tinction. In order to combine distinction with pro- priety the architects will have to educate their clients to add to their houses a pervasive individual and familiar atmosphere without interfering with the integrity of the design; and he will also have to live 112 THE HOUSE FOR ALL THE YEAR HOUSE WITH CROCXDS ENCLOSED up to the highest standard of professional and tech- nical rectitude.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Croly Herbert David to read onlineMoreLess
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