Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid
by Marianne Cusato, Ben Pentreath, Richard Sammons, Leon Krier, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
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Sick of McMansions? Marianne Cusato, creator of the award-winning Katrina Cottages, is a champion of traditional architectural principles: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and sustainability. She presents the definitive guide to what makes houses look and feel right, revealing the dos and don'ts of livable home design. Hundreds of elegant line drawings--rendering the varieties of architectural features and displaying Aavoid” and Ause” versions of the same elements side by side--make this an indispensable resource for designing and building a timelessly beautiful home.
- Rank: #41942 in Books
- Published on: 2011-08-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.87" h x .71" w x 8.50" l, 2.20 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
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