Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid

by Marianne Cusato, Richard Sammons, Leon Krier, et al.

Book Overview

Sick of McMansions? Marianne Cusato, creator of the award-winning Katrina Cottages, is a champion of traditional architectural principles: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and sustainability. She presents the definitive guide to what makes houses look and feel right, revealing the dos and donts of livable home design. Hundreds of elegant line drawings--rendering the varieties of architectural features...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402791038
• ISBN13: 9781402791031
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 10.7"