Courtyards: Intimate Outdoor Spaces

By: Keister, Douglas

Book Overview

Courtyards: Intimate Outdoor Spaces presents a pictorial survey of an increasingly popular part of indoor/outdoor design-the courtyard. Today's architects and designers are creating beautifully... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586855409
• ISBN13: 9781586855406
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A rare look at the function, definition and purpose of a courtyard

Douglas Keister's Courtyards: Intimate Outdoor Spaces takes a rare look at the function, definition and purpose of a courtyard surveying courtyards around the world which grace both home and public establishment. Courtyards can be adapted to both large and small spaces, vary in greenery, stonework, and lighting, and are perfect additions for homeowners seeking to remodel with style. Turn a backyard into a courtyard setting or consider many options through the phone color exhibition of photographer Keister, paired with text which considers design options and successful examples.

What a Beautiful Book

The author has definitely done his homework. We are in the process of creating a courtyard in our back yard after having added a sunroom this past season. Our theme has been "New Orleans" for the sunroom ... even though we live in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we have visited New Orleans many times and consider it our "home away from home". There are courtyards from New Orleans featured in this book - but many from other places as well. Whatever you are looking for in courtyard ideas, you will find it here.