One way to Juxtapose A Door/Corridor Cliché<br />Image:  Andy Miah | Flickr

One way to Juxtapose A Door/Corridor cliché
Image: Andy Miah | Flickr

I recently read an article by Seth Godin who describes a very powerful writing technique where an author takes a popular and widely used cliché, points it out in his or her work and then writes about its exact opposite. When done cleverly this can produce a very powerful result whether an author is trying to stir humor, thought, emotion or even trying to change a reader’s belief or behavior.

As architects, we should take a cue from this author’s “gem”.

For example, the way many architects spec Read more