2021-08-02: Task 2 (Thailand)
In some cities there are few control over the design and construction of new houses and building offices. Should people build their own houses whatever style they want.
Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of this development?

范文1：

Nowadays, more and more individuals and companies demand to have a complete control over the design of their residential properties without any interference from the authority. While this development serves buildings’ owners greatly, there are several demerits which need to be considered.

To begin with, lesser control on the buildings’ style in large cities indeed has some benefits. With the freedom to build personal architectures, individuals are enabled to use their creativity and imagination to create unique and modernized houses which make the cities look incredibly attractive to citizens and tourists. For example, a city with different types of houses and office buildings always draws more attention than places that have the same design for all architectures. Additionally, giving residents the power to decide their houses’ style will save a substantial amount of the governments’ revenue. Because people now pay individually for the architects, the authority is released from the budget burden.

Unfortunately, despite the aforementioned benefits, there are massive setbacks of such a development. Firstly, unlike the past when people were forced to apply the same buildings’ design, the residential area of cities will not maintain a standardization of houses in the future because each property now has a different style. This makes the area unappealing to the citizens who are seeking for a settling place. Secondly, without any strict control on the construction, there will always a risk of damaging the surrounding architectures. For instance, a building may collapse and cause severe consequence if the construction is not carefully supervised by the authority.

In conclusion, while letting people decide style of their own architectures bring several advantages, its drawbacks are far more unfavorable to the cities.

范文2：

Nowadays, a major of authorities decide to take the form of residential and office building under the legal system. However, a proportion stated that the design should be determined by the owners. Personally, the disadvantages exceed advantages. In this essay, information and evidence are given to clarify my point of views.

I admit there are some advantages of less control. Firstly, it allows the designers and architects express their creativity. When having less regulation to follow, all kinds new of materials or forms may have chance to experience. Secondly, freedom in designing grants the owners to control their budget as they can decide the suitable construction without providing intense effort to match with other buildings. Besides that, depending on their needs, the owners can expand the functionality of their house or buildings efficiently.

However, it seems to me that the disadvantages are more persuasive. Apparently, when being strictly administrated by law, the consistency of building structure has a significant chance of being guaranteed, as the authorities normally have the long-term project plans for building design and construction. Moreover, on the safety aspect, with the experiences and qualified manpower resources in construction law field, the buildings which are created under strictly control perform a grander scale compared to the loose regulation. Although the beauty and usage of construction depend on each individual aesthetic, the safety is highly prioritized under any circumstances, as the freedom in design may compromise to the safety. For example, in a country which originally affected by earthquakes and tsunamis as Japan, it would cause tremendous damages if the government did not apply the properly regulation in building design and construction.

To conclude, I believe that despite having some clearly advantages of allowing people more freedom to design their housing or office building, the disadvantages are stronger for the above mentioned reasons.