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5 Buildings That Take Regionalist Clichés to Disastrous New Levels
Formal gimmicks in architecture are a fact of life. Many are incidental; no one set out to build a s ky-high pickle, a can of ham, a drunkard’s gaping mouth, or a pair of boxer shorts. But recent trends seem to favor imbuing buildings with regionalist clichés as a form of deeper meaning. These projects aim…