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A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia Savage McAlester

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A Field Guide to American Houses

The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture

Virginia Savage McAlester

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · November 10, 2015

Reading lane: Modern Architecture (to 1945)

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.

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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.

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