American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture

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American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture

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A landmark of architectural history, AMERICAN HOMES surveys over 100 American housing styles and illustrates them through nearly 1000 line drawings. Using his own unique combination of "exploded" diagrams and floor plans and easy-to-follow text, award-winning architect and author Lester Walker has created the definitive bible of home design, fully practical but wonderful,...more

Hardcover, 333 pages

Published September 2nd 2002 by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (first published 2002)

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