A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised)
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A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised) by Virginia Savage Mcalester
The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture- in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses.This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.
Virginia Savage McAlester has been a lifetime supporter of historical preservation and a professional architect. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, where she attended Radcliffe College and completed the Harvard Graduate School of Design's first-year curriculum. She is a founder member of Preservation Dallas and its past president, as well as an emeritus advisor for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Her books include The Creation of a Historic District: Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas, and The Houses of the Park Cities, Dallas: Great American Suburbs. She is an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) state and local branches and lives in Dallas, Texas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375710827 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375710825 |
| Title | A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised) |
| Author | Virginia Savage Mcalester |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year published | 2015-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 880 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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