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I hate McMansions -- and you should too

Kate Wagner · TED

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About

If you've never heard of a McMansion, get ready for a crash course in gaudy, oversized home design. In this hilarious talk, Kate Wagner, creator of the blog McMansion Hell, roasts a few of these architectural eyesores, and discusses how builders and homebuyers can make better design choices with an eye to both sustainability and aesthetics.

The talk

  1. I hate McMansions -- and you should too 12 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxMidAtlantic
Speaker
Kate Wagner
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
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