In a message dated 5/8/2009 1:16:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[email protected] writes:

Must not  forget the lady who lived in a "shoe", whith so many children
she didn't  know what to do.



Mando, very funny ;-)
That would be considered a "Duck" building as opposed to a "Decorated  
Shed". A Duck is a building that is shaped to represent what it literally  
functions as: shoe repair shop - shoe shaped building, hot dog stand - hot dog  
shaped building. Decorated shed is an exterior adorned warehouse box of a  
building. These terms were coined by architect Robert Venturi in his book  
"Learning From Las Vegas" in 1972. 
 
Yes, they are architecture too. To see one:
_http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2202_ 
(http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2202) 
 
Luis Fontanills
 
Architect
Miami/Dade Counties, Florida

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