House Design : Art and Practice

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Summary: A real architect speaks
Review: Not just any architect, but a celebrated one, whose houses have been collected into books. This book is written for other architects. Except for the the last section on construction management, its advice surprisingly differs little from the run of the mill wisdom--consider the site, the needs of the client, etc.--found in those Not So Big books, although the writing is more economical. More stiff, too, but that's okay. The occasional pictures--many of his own projects--are only B/W, but that suits the more formal tone of the book. A big plus is in the appendix: very detailed plans for a couple of his houses.