Thanks for teaching me a new word.
I sure see a lot of that in architecture: Steep roofs that could shed snow really well ( but it doesn't snow here, or rain much for that matter). Shutters that don't close and wouldn't be needed even if they did. Greek and Roman columns that don't hold up anything. Wooden beam ends that don't support anything, but look as if they are structural. Shingles -- taking perfectly good roofing material and cutting it up into little pieces. Big masonry chimneys containing nothing but 8" diameter steel tubes inside ( and fireplaces with fake logs inside). Fake dormers. Lots of other useless protuberances. It's really hard to find a house without those things. P.S. I live next to Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen West compound and admire his designs. Hoyt Stearns Scottsdale, Arizona US From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 1:30 PM "Skeuomorph" means "an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery." In my book I described this: "with ingenuity and extra effort, the limitations of the old are imposed on the new."... --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
