Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Front porches, builders, banks

[Mmariner (Mmariner]

John Solso said:

"The fact is that architects have no clout compared to builders and bankers
to
influence suburban "master planned"  tract developments.  And architects are
involved in only a very small percentage of residential design in the U S. "


So, John, where do the builders and bankers get their plans - for typical
suburbs with porchless developments?  Is it that builders don't use
architects, or that they modify the architect's work to accommodate profit
margin bankability?

BTW, to the coho groups experienced with seeking financing -- are you finding
that the concept and investment solidity of cohousing is pretty well known to
where you don't have to prove your project's viability?

Mike M