Get your house right : architectural elements to use & avoid /

Even as oversized McMansions continue to elbow their way into tiny lots nationwide, a much different trend has taken shape. This return to traditional architectural principles venerates qualities that once were taken for granted in home design: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cusato, Marianne
Corporate Author: Institute of Classical Architecture
Other Authors: Krier, Léon, Sammons, Richard Franklin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Sterling, c2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Nine things you need to know
  • Ch. 2. Schematic design
  • Ch. 3. The orders
  • Ch. 4. Arches and pediments
  • Ch. 5. Windows
  • Ch. 6. Exterior doors
  • Ch. 7. Entrances
  • Ch. 8. Porches, balconies, and railings
  • Ch. 9. Roofs
  • Ch. 10. Cornices and eaves
  • Ch. 11. Chimneys
  • Ch. 12. Interiors
  • Ch. 13. Materials and methods.