Name: A Field Guide to American Houses
ISBN: 9780375710827

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in American domestic architectureThose seeking a comprehensive guide to house styles and construction

Book Details

Authors: Virginia Savage McAlester
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: November 10, 2015
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Modern Architecture (to 1945) · Contemporary Architecture (1945-)
Reading lane: Modern Architecture (to 1945)

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Publisher Categories

Residential Architecture
History of Architecture
Regional Architecture

About This Book

The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses. This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20t...

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The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses. This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.