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Author : John Milnes Baker
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0393323250
How and where did different architectural styles develop? America has an abundance of fascinating and varied house styles, as fascinating and diverse as its people.
Author : A. G. Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486244725
"Noted illustrator A. G. Smith has rendered over 40 extant structures in crisp, detailed drawings. Ranging from the Taos Pueblo ... to a striking contemporary design ..., the houses represent a host of native and European-inspired styles"--Back cover.
Author : James C. Massey,Shirley Maxwell
Publisher : Penguin Putnam
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture, American
ISBN : 0140281126
This beautifully illustrated tour of America's houses begins in 1640 with the early roots of American style -- a combination of European skill and attitude combined with American know-how. This architectural journey continues on through the 18th and 19th centuries, through the Greek Revival, the Americanization of the Gothic Revival, and the early Colonial Revival. The houses of the 20th century are the main attraction as House Styles in America delves into the major movements in the Romantic Revivals of the 1920s and 1930s: English, French, and Spanish. Replete with 200 color photographs, this architectural journey is an essential and beautiful guide for realtors, tourists, and students of architecture.
Author : William Morgan
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0810949431
A tour of the approximately twenty styles of domestic architecture common to the United States identifies and defines each style--including Colonial, Craftsman, Modern, and Deco--providing historical summaries, sample photographs, and regional information. 20,000 first printing.
Author : Lester Walker
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1579129927
American Homes is the classic work of American house architecture. From the Dutch colonial, to the New England Salt Box, to the 1950s prefab, this unrivaled reference and useful guide to 103 building styles pays homage to our country's housing heritage. American Homes opens the window onto the rich landscape of all the places we call home. Award-winning architect Lester Walker examines hundreds of styles of homes—more than any other survey of American domestic architecture—and helps us understand the history of each style, why it developed as it did, and the practical and historical reasons behind its shape, size, material, ornament, and plan. Hundreds of sequenced drawings illustrate the evolution of our most beloved housing styles, like the colonial English Cottage, which grows before our eyes from a simple square of posts and beams to a fully constructed home with hand-split cedar clapboards and an intricately thatched roof. There's also the Italianate, whose roof displays its intricate carved brackets and is topped with a cupola that serves to filter light to the interior of the home. Annotated floor plans offer insight into the structure of these homes, and with it, a good measure of inspiration. No wrought-iron railing, white stucco wall, or gingerbread gable goes neglected. Every idiosyncratic detail and decoration of each of these uniquely American designs is delicately drawn. American Homes is the perfect reference for enthusiasts of architecture, history, and American studies. It is also the ideal inspiration for anyone who lives in or dreams of living in a classic American home.
Author : Gerald L. Foster
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0547561520
American Houses is a historical guide to the architecture of the American home. While other architectural field guides show only façades, this book includes floor plans, showing how the form of a house arises from its function. Photographs and drawings of exteriors illustrate the significant field marks of each style and help pinpoint the key elements that can identify a house even when it has been remodeled beyond recognition. Beautifully illustrated, clearly written, and impeccably researched, American Houses is an essential reference for anyone interested in the history of American residential architecture.
Author : Dixie Legler
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1556709315
Showcasing several rarely published Wright houses in new photos, this lavishly illustrated book is devoted to the Prairie Style of domestic design. 225 illustrations.
Author : A. G. Smith
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-18
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486807959
Thirty-one illustrations showcase the rich and varied architecture of residential homes across the United States. Arranged chronologically, the detailed drawings range from the saltbox house to the contemporary. Originally published as The American House: Styles of Architecture.
Author : Rachel Carley
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1997-03-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0805045635
Visual presentation of the many types of houses built in America from the earliest Indian dwellings to designs for futuristic homes.
Author : John J. G. Blumenson
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0761991433
Have you ever been intrigued by a beautiful building and wondered when it was built? Identifying American Architecture provides the answer to such questions in a concise handbook perfect for preservationists, architects, students, and tourists alike. With 214 photographs, it allows readers to associate real buildings with architectural styles, elements, and orders. Identifying American Architecture was designed to be used--carried about and kept handy for frequent reference. Every photograph is keyed to an explanatory legend pointing out characteristic features of each building's style. Trade bookstores order from W.W. Norton, NY
Author : James C. Massey,Shirley Maxwell
Publisher : Studio
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architectural styles
ISBN : UCSD:31822021362264
"This is a book about American house styles, and they are discussed in twenty-one chapters and illustrated with over 200 color plates and line drawings." "Neither a comprehensive history of American residential architecture nor a compendium of America's "greatest" houses, this fascinating and useful book looks instead at broad trends in domestic building from the first days of European settlement on this continent through the Great Depression and beyond - from saltboxes to split-levels. There are certainly mansions to be found here, for they help to define certain styles. Yet the chief focus is not on grand houses but on typical ones - examples that capture the essence of the everyday rather than the extraordinary."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : John Milnes Baker
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781682682258
“An engaging historical account and an attractive, practical resource.” —Booklist Colonial, Neoclassical, Queen Anne, Craftsman—what distinguishes one architectural style from another? This unique book will allow readers to recognize the architectural features and style of virtually any house they encounter. Here, architect John Milnes Baker explains the historical, cultural, and technical influences that shaped each of these styles and many more. Organized in periods, from Early Colonial (1600–1715) to the Modern Movement (1920–60) and beyond, this tour of America’s varied residential architecture is rendered in elevation drawings that precisely illustrate the key characteristics of each style. Nearly 25 years since the original publication of American House Styles, this updated edition includes a new preface and house styles from the mid-1990s to the present—from the rise and fall of the McMansion to energy-efficient, regionally influenced homes. The illustrations, now in color, are more delightful than ever in a new, larger format. This a must-have volume for anyone interested in architecture or adding a bit of style to their home.
Author : Arnold Lewis
Publisher : New York : Dover Publications
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Architecture, Victorian
ISBN : UOM:39015006357613
Brilliant photos of 1870s, 1880s, showing finest domestic, public architecture; many buildings now gone. 120 plates.
Author : Dan Cooper
Publisher : Vendome Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822036371821
Albert, Righter & Tittman Architects create finely crafted houses that pay homage to classic American house styles yet are adapted with skill, mastery and a good dose of irreverence to suit contemporary American life. At first glance, their Cambridge Cupola House loks like a typical mid-19th-century Greek Revival house, but on closer inspection, one realises that nothing is quite where it should be. The grand, cupola-topped rotunda entrance, for instance, is located not in the front, but on the side of the house! The reason? To increase the living space for the inhabitants. Richly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs, as well as with plans, drawings and watercolours, this sumptuous volume celebrates AR & Ts timeless, innovative designs and explores the historical styles on which they are based from Classical to Shingle, from Carpenter Gothic to Cape. Focusing on the superb craftsmanship and exquisite detailing of AR & Ts exteriors, interiors and outbuldiings, each chapter features one or more sidebars highlighting their inventive use of architectural elements, including columns, fireplaces, balustrades and moldings. It will be a trove of design ideas for professionals and homeowners alike.
Author : Hannah Jenkins
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1864707380
"Collection of contemporary residential designs seen across the United States today ... [with] residential designs by leading architects from across the United States, illuminated with rarely seen photographs and detailed plans, and underlines the sensitivity of today's architects to the natural environment, as well as the care and attention paid to interior design and everyday living. Each project illustrates how architects adapt their designs to accommodate the challenges posed by the local topography and variations in climate, along with a sharp focus on optimum strategies for sustainable living, be it across small, boutique projects, to large-scale, luxury abodes"--provided by publisher.