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A picture of Paw Paw, an opposum from NADDPOD. Text says "Reeeeeeeeeeeer" - Paw Paw, Attorney-At-Law
With regard to builders' architecture the money is generally spent on useless ornament, hideous cornices, and plaster work that had far better be omitted. Flats taken as a whole are a modern development of street architecture that has done little to advance the art. Luckily there are a few exceptions, as some illustrations in this book may prove.
An image capturing a quote from the book in the parent tweet, which reads: Builders' Architecture.—The architecture of flats in London, speaking broadly and mildly, is not good, and people frequently remark, "How is it that when so many charming private houses are built, flats are so hideous?" One reason is that the outlay is cut down as much as possible, and there are other reasons. In most cases flats are built by speculating builders, who have their own ideas and carry them out.