American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture - A landmark reference with more than 1,000 illustrations, elevations, and palns

Walker, Lester

ISBN 10: 1579122523 / ISBN 13: 9781579122522

Published by Black Dog & Leventhal, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

Title: American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia ...

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

This is a definitive illustrated survey of American housing styles, from the Tipi and New England Salt Box to the Old West False Front and the 1950s pre-fab, and much much more...A landmark of architectural history, American Homes surveys and illustrates every American housing style. The author, and award-winning architect himself, provides more than 1000 detailed drawings, including his trademark exploded diagrams and floor plans, with descriptions of each style's signature features and why and how the style developed and adapted to the country's varied landscape.

About the Author:

Lester Walker is an award-winning architect and author of numerous books related to houses and architecture, including Little House of My Own, Housebuilding for Children and Block Building for Children. He has been a professor of architecture at City College of New York and has lectured and presented seminars at Harvard, MIT, UCLA, and the Rhode Island School of Design. His work has appeared in such magazines as House Beautiful, Time, House and Garden, Life, and Progressive Architecture. He lives in Woodstock, New York, where his architectural firm is based.