Volume 37, Number 1 · February 1, 1990
House Hunting
By Martin Filler
The Most Beautiful House in the World
by Witold Rybczynski
Viking, 211 pp., $18.95
The stylistic confusion of American architecture since the late Seventies has prompted some people to try to take control of the design of their surroundings rather than entrust their houses to the perceived whims of professionals. Many people are disaffected with the contemporary architectural scene because they feel that high-style architects are more concerned with developing their own ideas and imposing them on their clients than they are in creating houses responsive to what the inhabitants might want or need.
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