A great blue heron hangs out in the coastal marshes that border the town of Inlet, in the Florida panhandle. (Photo by C-M.)
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’80s-style Spanish Mediterranean + ginormous columns + fugly color palette = Narchitecture. (Photos by C-M.)
If narchitecture is architecture that looks as if it were commissioned by drug traffickers, then the narchitecture of northwest Florida would appear to have been devised by their thuggish suburban cousins. This thriving regional school of design takes narchitectural staples, such as Italianate balustrades and Classical columns, and showcases them against a backdrop of oversized structures that scream ’stuccoed Mediterranean citadel’ and ‘psycho homeowners association’ — all at the same time. Not to mention the colors: a rainbow of shades that are drawn straight from the polo shirt selection at Abercrombie & Fitch. What’s most intriguing about these McManses, however, is their voluminous scale, intended to make the average late model Denali look downright puny. The best part? All of the structures shown here are actually simple beach “cottages.”
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Continue reading ‘So Many Columns, So Little Time: The narchitecture of the Florida panhandle.’
Orlando, October 2008. Now who’s got weed killer? (Thanks to Central Florida correspondent, Indian River Fruit Lady, for the sublime ridiculosity.)
Shells playing poker. (Photo by C-M.)
Hey Folks:
I’m on the road, on assignment, enjoying everything that the great state of Florida has to offer, which means I won’t be posting Digests this week or next. I’ll be back on Monday, September 15th, with all the regular art industry nonsense, and hopefully a few good photos of alligators.
xox, C.
