McMansion
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A McMansion is a large house in a suburban community, typically marketed to the upper middle class in developed countries. Architectural historian Virginia Savage McAlester, who gave a first descripti
Tract housing in Markham, Ontario
A 2005 photo of a new housing development in San Jose, California
In this house, the decision to make the main entrance angled led to an unusual layout and asphalt shingle roof.
Palladian architecture
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Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio. What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts o
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…mass-produced appearance. One real-estate writer explains a successful formula typically found in McMansions: "symmetrical structures on clear-cut lots with Palladian windows centered over the main entry, and brick or stone enhancing the driveway entrance, plus multiple chimneys, dormers, pilasters, and columns—and inside…
A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladio's I quattro libri dell'architettura, in an English translation published in London, 1736
Plan for Palladio's Villa La Rotonda (c. 1565) – features of the house were incorporated in numerous Palladian-style houses throughout Europe over the following centuries.
"True Palladianism" at the Villa Godi (1537–1542) – from Palladio's I quattro libri dell'architettura. The flanking pavilions are agricultural buildings, not part of the villa. In the 18th century, the connecting colonnades evolved as enfilades of rooms, while the pavilions often became self-contained wings or blocks – a common feature of 18th century Palladianism.
Villa Capra "La Rotonda" (begun c. 1565) – one of Palladio's most influential designs