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Get your house right : architectural elements to use & avoid

2007

Format:	Book
Author:	Cusato, Marianne, author.
Title:	Get your house right : architectural elements to use & avoid / Marianne Cusato & Ben Pentreath ; with Richard Sammons & Leon Krier ; foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales ; in association with the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Sterling, [2007] ©2007
Description:	xiv, 257 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Summary:	"In this comprehensive and authoritative guide, Marianne Cusato explains why so many of today's traditional-style buildings miss the mark; describes the essential elements of a house, how they work together, and how to use them appropriately; and shows how to avoid common mistakes at every stage of the design and construction process"--Page 2 of cover.
Subjects:	Architecture, Domestic. Architecture -- Details. Dwellings -- Planning.
Other Author:	Pentreath, Ben, author. Sammons, Richard Franklin, author. Krier, Léon, author. Institute of Classical Architecture.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (page 253) and index.
Contents:	Why you need this book -- Nine things you need to know -- Schematic design -- The orders -- Arches and pediments -- Windows -- Exterior doors -- Entrances -- Porches, balconies, and railings -- Roofs -- Cornices and eaves -- Chimneys -- Interiors -- Materials and methods -- Putting it all together.
Web Site:	Table of contents Publisher description
LCCN:	2007033415
ISBN:	1402776225 9781402776229 9781402736285 1402736282 9781402791031 1402791038
Other Number:	163708710
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Control Number:	331257
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Call Number:	728 Cusato

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