Article: The living room is dying And these architects say homes will be better for it.(Homes Plus)

Byline: Deborah Donovan Daily Herald Staff Writer

The great living room debate continues.

The living room, descendent of the Victorian parlor, is really, truly dead - even here in the heart of the Midwest. That's according to a group of architects who participated in a recent forum hosted by the Daily Herald.

And they're pretty happy about it.

"I guess one of the things that I probably would like to see legislated is that we can't do living rooms any more," said Bill Styczynski of Styzynski, Walker & Associates of Willowbrook.

Matthias Jans, whose Palatine architecture firm bears his name, agreed.

"With custom housing, we have the job of convincing ...

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