Good House Parts: Creating Your Own Dream Home FROM THE PUBLISHER
A great house really is the sum of its parts. This is the thinking that makes Good House Parts required reading for anyone who imagines living in the "perfect" home one day. Drawing on 15 years' experience as a nationally known author and residential architect, Dennis Wedlick empowers homeowners to make a distinction between the whole house ﾽ and its unique components. He identifies hundreds of examples of quality house parts ﾽ from doors, windows, and roofing to dormers, columns, and fireplaces. With over 500 color photos and drawings, and by featuring a broad range of house styles from prominent American architects, this book invites readers to look at their homes in a whole new light.
SYNOPSIS
Wedlick, an architect who has taught architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and Parsons School of Design, takes readers on a tour highlighting hundreds of examples of house parts, from doors and windows to columns and fireplaces, in homes designed by some of America's leading architects. Some 500 color photos illustrate the many choices homeowners have for selecting parts for their homes. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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