“When your house contains such a complex of piping, flues, ducts, wires, lights, inlets, outlets, ovens, sinks, refuse disposers, hi-fi re-verberators, antennae, conduits, freezers, heaters -when it contains so many services that the hardware could stand up by itself without any assistance from the house, why have a house hold it up. When the cost of all this tackle is half of the total outlay (or more, as it often is) what is the house doing except concealing your mechanical pudenda from the stares of folks on the sidewalk?”
Quote by Reyner Banham
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Reyner Banham
Reyner Banham was a British architectural critic and writer, renowned for his critical analysis of modernist architecture and urban design. His work covered a wide range of building types from residential to commercial, and he was praised for his unique perspective and sense of humor. more
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