When a corporation or institution (museum, university), signs off on the creation of a new building for itself, usually designed by a "starchitect", convinced that this new "home" will bestow prestige, success, and street-cred among its associates, patrons, and even its rivals. Occurrence usually coincides with various economic "bubbles" where cash seems to be overflowing everywhere. (See also: "Irrational Exuberance")
"Now that Time Warner has officially divorced itself from AOL, don't you think they have at least a bit of builder's remorse for that huge hunk of new rock in Manhattan?"
"The Bilbao? Yeah, it's cool looking, but in this economy I'll bet the Guggenheim gang is feeling some mean builder's remorse."
"The Bilbao? Yeah, it's cool looking, but in this economy I'll bet the Guggenheim gang is feeling some mean builder's remorse."
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Get the Builders privlage mug.Builder's itch is when someone (usually employed in a engineering carrer, applies to people very active in creation communities yet not employed in the field) has an unshakable "itch" in the back of their mind compelling them to make or build something. Take it as a machinist building a "car" out of an old engine he had lying around and a children's peddal car
Tl:Dr - When a builder or creater has an excessive want to build/create something
Tl:Dr - When a builder or creater has an excessive want to build/create something
John: Man, ever since I finished that robotics competition I've had a builder's itch
Ian: Me too man. Wanna' go build a baseball launcher with scrap?
John: Hell Yeah!
Ian: Me too man. Wanna' go build a baseball launcher with scrap?
John: Hell Yeah!
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