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Praise for Get Your House Right "[A]n important and much needed book."--Sarah Susanka, FAIA, architect and author of The Not So Big series and Home by Design "Marianne Cusato translates architectural language into the vernacular and, by doing so, into the reach of the average consumer, where such knowledge is guaranteed to do the most good....this 'Rosetta stone' of design will guarantee ...
Marianne Cusato, creator of the award-winning Katrina Cottages, has authored and illustrated this definitive guide to what makes houses look and feel right—to the eye and to the soul. She teaches us the language and grammar of classical architecture, revealing how balance, harmony, and detail all contribute to creating a home that will be ...
Destined to become a valuable reference for builders, contractors, homeowners, and homebuyers, this comprehensive guide describes the essential elements of a house, how they work together, and how to use them appropriately. It also shows how to avoid common mistakes during the design and construction process.
Description "In this comprehensive and authoratative guide, Marianne Cusato explains why so many of today's traditional-style buildings miss the mark; describes the essential elements of a house, how they work together, and how to use them appropriately; and shows how to avoid common mistakes at every stage of the design and construction process"--Page 2 of cover.;Why you need this book ...
Integral to the book are its hundreds of elegant line drawings—clearly rendering the varieties of lintels and cornices, arches and eaves, and displaying “avoid” and “use” versions of the same elements side by side.“This ‘Rosetta stone’ of design will guarantee Cusato a place in the history of twenty-first century American architecture.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer“[Cusato ...
Praise for Get Your House Right: “[A]n important and much needed book.”--Sarah Susanka, FAIA, architect and author of The Not So Big series and Home by Design “Marianne Cusato translates architectural language into the vernacular and, by doing so, into the reach of the average consumer, where such knowledge is guaranteed to do the most good….this 'Rosetta stone' of design will ...
- Marianne Cusato, Ben Pentreath, Richard Sammons
26 de fev. de 2013 · It’s not often that we include a book in our “Tools & Materials” department, but if you ask me, Get Your House Right (Sterling, reprint 2011) is every bit as important to home building as a hammer and nails. If author Marianne Cusato had used her well over 1000 detailed line drawings only to illustrate the basics of good design, this book ...
