Designing a House - An Illustrated Guide to Planning Your Own Home (Hardcover, Revised ed.)


With expertise, clarity, and humor, acclaimed architect Lester Walker uses his long experience in the field to gently take you by the hand and teach you to design the home of your dreams --following the family of Tom, Lois, and Anna Sample as they plan their house. Each stage is illustrated with easy-to-follow diagrams and photographs. From setting up your office, to sketching your plan, to considering light and ventilation, to choosing materials, this book has it all. It will appeal not only to the layman but to the student of architecture, as the perfect introduction to the tools and methods of designing a beautiful and comfortable home. The essential home-design guide by the architect of "Time"'s "Best Home of the Year"

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With expertise, clarity, and humor, acclaimed architect Lester Walker uses his long experience in the field to gently take you by the hand and teach you to design the home of your dreams --following the family of Tom, Lois, and Anna Sample as they plan their house. Each stage is illustrated with easy-to-follow diagrams and photographs. From setting up your office, to sketching your plan, to considering light and ventilation, to choosing materials, this book has it all. It will appeal not only to the layman but to the student of architecture, as the perfect introduction to the tools and methods of designing a beautiful and comfortable home. The essential home-design guide by the architect of "Time"'s "Best Home of the Year"

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Imprint

Overlook Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

July 2012

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First published

2012

Authors

Dimensions

241 x 222 x 19mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Cloth over boards

Pages

144

Edition

Revised ed.

ISBN-13

978-1-59020-139-8

Barcode

9781590201398

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LSN

1-59020-139-6



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