Vol. 9/no. 1, January 2008

Table of Contents

PROFILE
All Things Considered
Best known for designing the original Katrina Cottage, New York, NY-based Marianne Cusato’s portfolio also includes New Urbanist projects, an alternative design for the Alaska State Capitol and two forthcoming books, Get Your House Right and The Value of Design. By Will Holloway

FEATURE
History on a Budget
Traditionally styled affordable-housing designs from Torti Gallas and Partners, Ross Chapin Architects, Ron Wright & Associates/Architects and Mithun are recognized by the 2007 AIA Housing Awards. By Eve M. Kahn

BOOK REVIEWS
Theory of Mouldings, by C. Howard Walker. Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930, by Gary Lawrence and Anne Surchin. Reviewed by Nicole V. Gagne

California Mediterranean, by Marc Appleton and Melba Levick. Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

Textiles in America 1650-1870, by Florence M. Montgomery. Reviewed by Demetra Canna Smith

THE FORUM
In Theory, by Sheldon Richard Kostelecky
The atelier system of the École des Beaux Arts offers an effective method of uniting theory and practice in contemporary architectural education.