02377nam a2200325Ia 4500 244076 244076 pucpr 20200312145319.0 140613s2013 nyu 000 0 eng 2013940767 9780789327260 pucpr eng rda pucpr pucpr eng CARIBET NA7110 J66 2013 Jones, Will 240392 How to read houses a crash course in domestic architecture Will Jones. txt New York, NY : Rizzoli 2013 256p. ill 17cm. book rdacontent txt text rdamedia n unmediaded rdacarrier nc volume Include index. Contents: House types -- Materials -- Components -- House styles -- Tudor -- Renaissance -- American colonial -- Georgian -- Neoclassical -- Victorian -- Arts and crafts -- Prairie -- Modernist -- Kit houses -- Unusual approaches. Small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this charmingly illustrated book is the ultimate field guide to domestic architecture. This sixth entry in the hugely popular How to Read series is a one-stop guide to understanding house styles. The book explains the aesthetics of house forms ranging from elaborately decorated Arts & Crafts architecture to the purity of modernist homes. How to Read Houses is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the buildings we live in and who desires a detailed field guide to the houses around us. How to Read Houses first equips the reader with the visual vocabulary to recognize house types, materials, and parts, then it demonstrates these features in a range of architectural styles. Illustrated throughout with detailed line drawings and full-color photographs, this handy guide will illuminate the reader's experience when visiting new cities, touring landmark houses such as Jefferson's Monticello or Edith Wharton's The Mount, and lay the foundations for a revealing architectural exploration of local neighborhoods. Architecture Domestic. 54081 Local Architecture 20th century design. 54081 Local Architecture Great Britain. 54081 Local Architectural Design. 196771 Local 6 NA7110 lcc General J66 2013 0 0 lcc 0 0 beal 4 4 33 2014-05-27 Amazon 13.99 524435 0 General NA7110 J66 2013 91000000038158 2016-05-27 00:00:00 1 23.99 2014-05-27 6