March 6, 2006
"The reality is that probably more people want historic-looking buildings than they want contemporary. People want things that are warm and fuzzy." - Lawrence architect Dan Sabatini, whose firm designed the Hobbs Taylor Lofts (above). For many in town, the faux historic exterior reflects a regrettable trend in Lawrence architecture - mimicking past styles and rejecting progressive designs. Sabatini's firm also designed the more contemporary-styled firestation near 19th and Harper streets (below).
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Backs to the future
Lawrence architects debate the relative merits of nostalgic vs. progressive designs
The workaholic KU architecture professor - known around town for his trademark structures like the metallic residence at Seventh and Alabama - is the kind of guy who covets the opportunity to put a house on stilts, divvy it up with a drawbridge, or create "rooms" with sliding metal sheets.
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