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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New York :
Sterling,
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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.