Wednesday, January 04, 2006
The Northwoods needs an architectural critic like this one
Someone once told me that we can't "regulate aesthetics". That person obviously doesn't live downwind from a pig farm. But if we are going to protect northern lakes from McMansions and lawns that go all the way down to the water, we need more than just regulation-we need education. Here is an example of "teaching" people how to look at good and bad "big houses". I think we need the same thing for northern Wisconsin. Since the Lakeland Times is so against government regulation, I would think they should sponsor an architectural contest for the best and worst lakehome design (home and landscape included). I would put an architect, a builder, a landscape designer, a representative from the Wisconsin Lake Association, and someone from the outdoor recreation community on the panel.
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