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brdgtc's review
5.0
Out of all the books I read this year, this was the one that routinely came up in conversation with people.
noellewearscontactsbecuz's review against another edition
5.0
For those who admire houses as they ride through a city or rural highway, but don't know how to journal about them or describe them to friends in their travel letters.
A good teacher. Taught me vocabulary, for real. Taught me how to be specific when deciding what house I would want, or how to write about houses as I ride through a city; from their arches to the doorframes to the detailing. Taught me the roofstyle of "hipped pyramid" which gives a Millenium Mansion or New Traditional vibe. Taught me to say "roof-top cupolas" in my house searches to find the perfect touch. I found that I really like "through-the-cornice windows" and that they're a way of pinpointing what I like from Mission as well as French Eclectic houses.
A good teacher. Taught me vocabulary, for real. Taught me how to be specific when deciding what house I would want, or how to write about houses as I ride through a city; from their arches to the doorframes to the detailing. Taught me the roofstyle of "hipped pyramid" which gives a Millenium Mansion or New Traditional vibe. Taught me to say "roof-top cupolas" in my house searches to find the perfect touch. I found that I really like "through-the-cornice windows" and that they're a way of pinpointing what I like from Mission as well as French Eclectic houses.
jos17's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
This is *the* book if you are at all interested in American residential architecture. The only thing that could possibly make it more comprehensive is including basic floor plans for each of the style, but I’m sure that would lead to a quite unwieldy book.
Plenty of illustrations and photographs, this is a great book even if you don’t have much prior architectural knowledge!
Plenty of illustrations and photographs, this is a great book even if you don’t have much prior architectural knowledge!
toad_maiden's review
5.0
A really wonderful reference text. Very thorough, and has a great glossary and reference charts to explain the differences between various architectural details. This should be on the shelf of any American that is remotely interested in architecture. There is a new reprint that is really beautiful, also.
lonu's review
3.0
It was as dry, in fact even dryer, than I expected but is a decent primer to American house-styles although with a small amount of regional bias.
jjweisman's review
4.0
Easy to scan and a pleasure to read. I'm encouraged to go out there and start house-watching.
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