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Show LITTLE BOXES MACHINE Nate Erickson, Jared Bradford, Matthew Clinger, (Al Smith, Julio Bermudez, Libby Haslam) College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah Development of Cloned Housing Suppresses Diversity. Mass pro-duction of identical houses lends itself to be the downfall of indi-viduality and diversity within American cities. Tract housing, with its minor variances and major profits for developers and builders, steals not only the home buyer's money, but also their choices and individual style. Where this style and individuality once domi-nated American landscapes, today's tract homes are more prone to represent conformity and blandness. Where the home was once a symbol of family, pride, and identity; so called "cost cut-ting" and mass production has replaced this symbol with monot-ony and one-fits-all floor plans. Homes should be an expression of personality, not a manifestation of the corporate developers' and builders' greed. Home builders today, more often than not, build tract homes using mid-to low-level quality products and then charge exorbitant prices. Development of cloned homes therefore becomes no development at all, rather a repetition of basic elements whose consequence demoralizes diversity. Nate Erickson Architectural Studies Jared Bradford Architectural Studies Matthew Clinger Architectural Faculty Sponser Albert Smith Faculty Sponser Libby Haslem {27} |