Smaller, shorter members in my mind is revolutionary. Being able to handle so much of the job alone and with reduced effort is a huge plus. The other thing about smaller, shorter members is they are easier to find and maybe most important of all bring down costs tremendously.

The one thing I have trouble with mentally though is the braces. Normally when I see a TF brace it looks intuitively placed and connected. The Allemanic braces however just don't look right to my untrained eye. They also appears an inefficient use of wood to have such long braces.

That one JPG linked showed a lot, but it would be useful see more pictures of this type of frame if one could post some here.