Change of Mind: The Ugly House Down the Street.

So, for the past four years of my life, I have gone to Glenbrook South High School. Beautiful school, really. However, just down the road of GBS there is this house.. It's completely made of different colored tiles that look as if they belong on the bathroom floor, the proportions are off and the shape of the house looks disfigured.

To say the least, I hate that house.

I like houses that look like the average American house. White pick-it fence, wrap around porch with a swing, a nice big year with an American flag flying high on the front lawn. Something like this: 

The house I'm talking about now is just the complete opposite. I think it's a total disaster.

So, the other day in class, Mr. Allen was talking about what is called "Modern" and "Postmodernism". Modernism is my white pick-it house, it's what's always been there, it's normal. Postmodernism is deep, it has different meanings and perspectives.

After learning and seeing different examples of modern and postmodern building I'm starting to understand the ugly house down the street a little bit more, but I still hate it. I get that it's supposed to be out there and edgy but I'd much rather stay in my cute little all-american house.

My change in mind is that I will tolerate the existence of that house, but I personally would never live in it, would you?