The "Technology Connections" youtube channel recently discussed awnings too. (And it had more or less the same message as this blog.)
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Not sure how its in US, but houses here in some parts of Europe have literally become completely plain white cubes to minimize building costs as much as possible. No more roof overhangs (which brings problems), no more awnings, no decorations, practically no balconies or varied designs. Just sets of suburban white cubes.
There's a crop of these hideous things I've seen around Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland and rest of central Europe.
Unfortunately, the truth of both those places, and in fact all the strict Modernist/Brutalist buildings of the postwar period, is that rain absolutely f*ks them over. No amount of tar paper, roofing tile, etc., can help against a flat roof, frequent precipitation, and a temperature climate.