Ken Kern vs. Ernest Flagg
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Ken Kern
1927 – present
Ken Kern was a builder and author who devoted himself to aiding owner-builders, and believed strongly in living on the land. He lived outside of North Fork, California at the time of his death and lived for many years on a self-built homestead outside Oakhurst, California
"Around 1800 American-born, expatriate Benjamin Rumford discovered that once heated, a firebox built of masonry materials did not cool the fire. Instead, it slow…"
Ernest Flagg
1857 – 1947
Ernest Flagg was an American architect in the Beaux-Arts style. He was also an advocate for urban reform and architecture's social responsibility.
"3d. Saving of materials: By greatly reducing the average height of walls... and reduction of floor thicknesses... by reducing the size and cost of foundations..…"