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Books : A Field Guide to American Houses
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.0973
EAN: 9780394739694
ISBN: 0394739698
Label: Knopf
Manufacturer: Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: May 12, 1984
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: May 12, 1984
Studio: Knopf
Accessories: Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historic and architectural contexts, the houses you see in your neighborhood or in your travels across America. 17th century to the present.
Rating:
- A must have!!!
I bought this book as reference material on the advice of an architect friend. He told me "If you need help figuring out the style of a house then buy this book" and he showed me his copy. He was right. The book is well organized which helps compare styles quickly and the many black and white pictures of houses that the author uses as examples are great because the b&w contrast helps your eye focus on details. This a great book to have in any architectural office. Its great for novices and experienced ... Read More
Rating: - Great resource for writers
As a writer, you need lots of details to keep the reader interested, and this book has details on houses most people wouldn't know. Of course, if you give no details the story is not interesting, and if you give wrong details, some reader will know it and be disapointed. A book like this can be invaluable.
Rating: - A great description of historical architecture styles
After some introductory chapters on the history and theory of homebuilding, the McAlesters commence with descriptions of the different styles. Each major style is described with a large stylized diagram with its identifying features labeled, a description of the major subtypes, descriptions of the style's unique elements, a paragraph on the frequency and locations of its occurrence, some historical comments, and then dozens of black and white photographs. The styles are ordered roughly chronologically, from ... Read More
Rating: - Great Resource
Great book!!! I'm using for my company to get a true representation of many styles for many of the house I'm designing. A great resource for any firm!!!
Rating: - great book for the housing history
great at housing history
great describe for the house component
good picture to show handy book to show at real estate
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A Field Guide to American Houses
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Dewey Decimal Number: 728.0973
EAN: 9780394739694
ISBN: 0394739698
Label: Knopf
Manufacturer: Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: May 12, 1984
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: May 12, 1984
Studio: Knopf
Accessories: Related Items:
- Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms : 1600-1945
- The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture
- Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice
- American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture - A landmark reference with more than 1,000 illustrations, elevations, and palns
- American Houses: A Field Guide to the Architecture of the Home
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historic and architectural contexts, the houses you see in your neighborhood or in your travels across America. 17th century to the present.
Average Rating:
Rating:
- A must have!!!I bought this book as reference material on the advice of an architect friend. He told me "If you need help figuring out the style of a house then buy this book" and he showed me his copy. He was right. The book is well organized which helps compare styles quickly and the many black and white pictures of houses that the author uses as examples are great because the b&w contrast helps your eye focus on details. This a great book to have in any architectural office. Its great for novices and experienced ... Read More
Rating:
- Great resource for writersAs a writer, you need lots of details to keep the reader interested, and this book has details on houses most people wouldn't know. Of course, if you give no details the story is not interesting, and if you give wrong details, some reader will know it and be disapointed. A book like this can be invaluable.
Rating:
- A great description of historical architecture stylesAfter some introductory chapters on the history and theory of homebuilding, the McAlesters commence with descriptions of the different styles. Each major style is described with a large stylized diagram with its identifying features labeled, a description of the major subtypes, descriptions of the style's unique elements, a paragraph on the frequency and locations of its occurrence, some historical comments, and then dozens of black and white photographs. The styles are ordered roughly chronologically, from ... Read More
Rating:
- Great ResourceGreat book!!! I'm using for my company to get a true representation of many styles for many of the house I'm designing. A great resource for any firm!!!
Rating:
- great book for the housing historygreat at housing history
great describe for the house component
good picture to show handy book to show at real estate
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