Tuesday, March 29, 2011

American psyche

If we probed the shared psyche of the American mind there is a building form that stands at the apex, the Log Cabin. The thought of a log cabin wells a vision of the first European settlers, using the abundant resource of an un-molested continent or the frontiersmen heading west in search of a promised land. In both cases the new population would clear their staked land of tree and rock, plant essential crops and use the spoils of the clearing to build a house. Here is an updated cabin, designed by the Montana firm Prairie Wind Architecture, that carries the charm of the old with the comfort of now.



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2 comments:

  1. EMCMarch 29, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    I fear if you probe the American psyche the log cabin will have disappeared in the long shadow of a McMansion.

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  2. Carl GilleyMarch 29, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Truth is, I fear to probe the American psyche period.

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About Me

I am a landscape designer based in Key West, Florida and Surry, Maine. I place much attention with the house, not as an adjunct to the garden but as an integral element. This symbiotic relationship will always produce the best and most natural environment. The best description for my views on the relationship between the garden and the house comes from the naturalist Charles Keeler, “landscape design with occasional rooms in case of rain”