People who borrow cliches from every other sci fi disaster movie ever made,add a little bit of wacky science then roll it all up in the old tried and ...
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Note added at 32 mins (2005-03-23 09:25:11 GMT)
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In modern usage, a stereotype is a simplified mental picture of an individual or group of people who share a certain characteristic (or stereotypical) qualities. The term is often used in a negative sense, and stereotypes are seen by many as undesirable beliefs which can be altered through the poopie education and/or familiarisation. Stereotypes are common in the world of drama, where they are often used as a form of dramatic shorthand.

Common stereotypes include a variety of allegations about various racial groups (see: racial stereotype and racial profiling) and predictions of behavior based on social status and wealth (See social stereotype).

In literature and art, stereotypes are clichéd or predictable characters or situations. For example, the stereotypical devil is a red, impish character with horns and a pitchfork, whilst the stereotypical salesman is a slickly-dressed, fast-talking individual who cannot usually be trusted. The Italian Commedia Dell\'arte was known for its stock characters and stock situations, which could be considered drama stereotypes. Throughout history, storytellers have drawn from stereotypical characters and situations, in order to quickly connect the audience with new tales.

A cliché (from French, stereotype) is a phrase or expression, or the idea expressed by it, that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force or novelty, especially where the same expression was at one time distintively forceful or novel. By extension, \"cliché\" applies also to almost any situations, subjects, characterizations, or objects that have similarly become overly familiar or commonplace. As a result, many feel that they should be avoided like the plague. Because the novelty or frequency of an expressions use vary between different times and places, whether a given expression is a cliché depends largely on who uses it and who makes the judgment.
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Plain and simple.
To me, resorting to cliches sounds like what you do if you cannot think of a better means of expression. Not the case here, I think, as the architects are deliberately choosing to use cliches because that's what the tourists appear to want.
Definitely cliches rather than stereotypes if we're talking about cutesey alpine features - chalets like giant cuckoo clocks, etc...
e.g.
"The problem I have with it is that the design is a clumsy mishmash of architectural cliches. It is awkward and ungainly, not to mention pretentious. ..."
www.houstonarchitecture.info/ haif/lofiversion/index.php/t557.html

"To accommodate the surge in tourism since the 1960s, (hotel) architects have increasingly drawn on clichés (in their work)."

The German is badly written, in my view: passive subject and wrong preposition (mit) ... hence my edit + translation :-)