Essentially, we’ve been trained to think that certain things are cool without really thinking about the subtle psychological consequences or even why we’re attracted to certain things. “Looking at history,” says Smith, “particularly over the last hundred years, architecture can be eg…
…, believes the rise in architectural and domestic voyeurism stems from our ocular-centric society. “It’s ironic that people are buying into these huge, open glass spaces because the rendering looks so cool, and it probably costs more because of the views, but in a way it’s like they’re buying a cage because it’s putting them on display,” says Smith. “The people the architecture may be hurting are exactly the ones buying into it.”