Can y'all do me a favor? School survey about houses

[MrBarraclough]

I think you probably should include a "professional degree" category in the educational level demographic data (JD, MD, etc.). I ended up clicking PhD because it seemed a better fit for a JD than a Master's.

Thanks for specifically including the Prairie School. That made my day. When I was 12 my parents built their house in a suburban knockoff of Prairie School style and decorated the interior with Art Deco artwork and collectibles, so I grew up in a household that held Frank Lloyd Wright to be an unparalleled genius. So far as I can tell, there are only two houses in my town that are grey/white stucco with highly angular modernist styling: my parents' and mine (which I bought from my uncle). My house's Art Deco styling cues look less Prairie School and more 1930s Miami, though.

I admit that there is probably something inconsistent in loving such a distinctive style as Prairie School that is associated with a particular person and time period while also hating on split levels as being "too dated." But I stand by my disdain for the split level and its Brady Bunch bullshit. You can already see the shag carpeting just from looking at the exterior.

I wonder if Colonial might get a lower score because the particular example given has that awful faux balcony over the entrance. Or maybe it's just me who really, really hates non-functional, out-of-scale architectural features such as tiny faux railings.

So what gets more hate, Ranch or split level?

[Magmoormaster]

Prairie is one of my favorite styles too. I wish it was more popular than it is. I feel like most Prairie houses being built today are lazy attempts that only hint at the style. Though to be fair, that's true of most contemporary takes on historical styles.

The Colonial is definitely getting a lower score than I expected, which could be explained by the example I used. I actually chose it because I liked it more than most examples, though I understand what you're saying about the balcony.

So far, the split level has gotten waaaaaay more hate than ranch.

[Jonnydread]

I also hated the faux balcony.

[MrBarraclough]

Prairie's inherent limitation is that it must be designed to its specific environment. Builders can't just have a portfolio of a half dozen Prairie designs that they can randomly shuffle (and mirror) into a cookie cutter subdivision.

That's what Ranch is for. And also precisely why I dislike it. It's the laziest default setting of a style in contemporary American home building. It is the emblematic style of huge, treeless, pre-built subdivisions plopped down in what used to be farmers' fields. I dislike Ranch, but I don't hate it. It's hard to have strong feelings about something so dull.

[wunderbarsafari]

Done. I also didn’t rate my own plastic suburban “farmhouse” style highly. Give me concrete, wood and glass and get weird!

[Toestr]

I personally am partial to the stylings of Vandelay.

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[Deltasteve]

Art Vandelay?

[Magmoormaster]

I had to submit the results of the survey today. I had a total of 128 participants, mostly from the US, with a few in UK/Ireland, Canada, and New Zealand. Since some of you asked to share it, here it is:




The second image is hard to see, sorry bout that.

Least favorites:
Split Level - 26.6%
Queen Anne - 16.4%
Contemporary - 14.8%

Favorites:
Arts & Crafts - 14.8%
Contemporary - 14.1%
Tudor - 12.5%

It was a blast culling through all the info from this. I really appreciate the help, you guys!