Not Venturi-ism

During my ruminations about this blog and the topic of vernacular residential architecture, I want to make it clear that I understand what Venturi said about folk architecture, but I believe he went the wrong way. Instead of dumbing down the concept, I think that an eye to detail can continue the great tradition of American architecture without alienating a design to just be a painting on a box. A properly detailed box is what Americans want, not a painted shed that apes a historical precedent. The antithesis lurks near this concept, soon to be fully realized, just give me a bit more time!