Talk:House

List of traditional houses

Is there an article which mentions traditional houses of a certain ethnicity or nation? Would be very informative to have that?--Rochelimit (talk) 09:25, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

I can see scope for articles on both specific forms, e.g. Mud houses of Elbonia, a category for these house types, and also a list article that can quickly present an overview of them without needing to write all the articles beforehand. If you're interested, go to it. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:23, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

First picture

I believe the picture that shows up first on the article should be replaced with another one, or moved down so that it isn't the very first picture that is meant to illustrate the word "house." It is absolutely nothing against the house itself, but the picture is just not good enough. It doesn't show the house as a whole, and there is not one single object or element of the photograph that stands out as the subject that is meant to be illustrated. If an extraterrestrial being were to come to Wikipedia to see what a "house" is, and saw that picture at first, he would have no idea what a house really is. Is it a window? Is it the number seven? Is it the white ornamentation? Or is it one of the many architectural elements present in that picture of a corner of a house? Even if the alien were to understand that the whole thing is part of a house, would he know that the picture only illustrates part of it? Would he know what the rest of it is supposed to look like?

I get that some might feel compelled to replace American ranch-style houses for traditional constructions from other countries. One might argue that there's no reason to do that, as no style of house is more "pure" or "meritorious" than the other, but I do understand that some people might want to fight what they may perceive to be ethnocentrism. However, if we do want to put a traditional Russian house as the illustration of the word house, let's put a picture of an entire Russian house, not just a corner of it. This is akin to illustrating the word "face" with an eye.--128.42.218.191 (talk) 21:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Tata Group Nanohouse

Perhaps usefull to mention: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/real-estate/news/tata-group-to-sell-nano-house-for-rs-32000/articleshow/9257246.cms — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.242.238.49 (talk) 17:21, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Sourcing

Sourcing for this article appears to be a mix of good mainstream works and strange media links. I would like to bring more of the mainstream thought into the article so that it represents what scholars are thinking on the topic, not what drive-by editors thought would be cool to add. Here are some sources that I want to make a note of for possible future use:

• Rybczynski, Witold (2003). The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0743205871.
• Rybczynski, Witold (2001). Most Beautiful House in the World. San Val. ISBN 061318131X.
• Rybczynski, Witold (2003). The Look of Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195156331.
• Blunt, Alison; Dowling, Robyn M. (2006). Home. Key Ideas in Geography. Psychology Press. ISBN 0415332745.
• http://books.google.com/books?id=iIKFQgAACAAJ
• http://books.google.com/books?id=LKk6RvLf-v8C
• http://books.google.com/books?id=C5nPCT6kALcC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=mHLZipz2ZzoC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=geqgda4JJQkC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=Y5Ht9V-A5ZoC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=VSZTA71v3NsC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=mbKhQ1ktxu8C
• http://books.google.com/books?id=U6qxCkDMcTUC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=l-9O5TL3L4cC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=8JoN0Z2K09YC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=ubladu3ho0sC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=h9KM1PFBX0cC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=ccwXeaPkuoUC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=WEhUAAAAMAAJ
• http://books.google.com/books?id=lsb0H7nnzzoC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=2Ewy9EL880cC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=Am3qAAAAMAAJ
• http://books.google.com/books?id=CmYaAQAAIAAJ
• http://books.google.com/books?id=8KmrdrHhZusC
• http://books.google.com/books?id=ij0673A58AEC

That's a big bite, for sure. Binksternet (talk) 07:35, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

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Ranch style home in Salinas, California.JPG

If you asked most Americans to describe a ranch style house, I doubt if any of them would come up with something even remotely resembling this one. It's main style is "Spanish mission" and its floorplan deeper into the lot and the narrow side windows on the left remind one of various "bungalows" built in the 20s and 30s. It severely lacks the clean simplicity of the Spanish mission style, however. The cornice brackets, the Palladian window, and the heavy look of the concrete rather than terra cotta roof tiles all violate any sense of proportion. And who thought of putting such a massive window into the garage?

The most archetypical ranch style house would be this one at the wikipedia article "Ranch-style house." Although somewhat larger, it has nearly all the features one would expect from this style: the rambling floorplan, the Frank Lloyd Wright-ish deep eaves, and even a big picture window. --Janko (talk) 09:52, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Houses

Houses are meant for people to live in. We should be thankful that we have a roof to live under even if our house is small or just a normal flat. We do not need to care those people who are rich and can buy mansions and bungalows because they can't bring their money and bungalows with them to their grave. it doesn't matter as long as we have a roof to love under. Some people who are rich are lucky as it is God's will to make them rich. Many people who are rich are very boastful just because they are rich.