Christopher Hazel

And this is freeing, in a way. Platonic, idealistic perfection is out of the question. We just have to figure out what’s a good design for now. And then keep doing it, ad infinitum.

Keeping that in mind, it would be a mistake to refer to contemporary housing, even when immaculately designed, as the apogee of all housing that came before it, or one more step in some “right” direction, with the final destination being the ideal, perfect housing typology. The housing that is produced in each society simply constitutes a response to its context and it wo…

When you belittle us, you make us weaker in the face of real challenges.