Book Reviews
A look at some of the latest books about classical design, historic home maintenance, and the history of period-style homes.
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Gracie Mansion: A Celebration of New York City's Mayoral Residence
A review of the book, Gracie Mansion: A Celebration of New York City's Mayoral Residence, by Ellen Stern
The New Shingled House
Ike Kligerman Barkley takes an in-depth look at this popular American house style.
Michael G. Imber: Ranches, Villas, and Houses
In Michael G. Imber: Ranches, Villas, and Houses, we see how a unique outlook and design process produces some of the most sublime structures on the American architectural landscape.
The Art of Classical Details II: An Ideal Collaboration
The great virtue of this new book, The Art of Classical Details II: An Ideal Collaboration by Phillip James Dodd, today is the forceful argument for collaboration as fundamental to the architectural process, not just to the “ideal” of the title.
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Natural Design, Organic Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright: Natural Design, Organic Architecture showcases the iconic architect's dedication to sustainability.
The Structural Repair of Traditional Buildings
Patrick Robson's Structural Repair of Traditional Buildings is a comprehensive guide to diagnosing and fixing structural deterioration.
Solving a Building's Problems
A Lyric Architecture: Selected Works of John Malick & Associates is a valuable resource for architects, interior designers, builders, and home decorators.
Creating A Vertical Garden
In Gardening Vertically, Noémie Vialard presents 24 ideas for creating a vertical garden.
Highgrove: An English Country Garden
Highgrove: An English Country Garden takes a comprehensive, month-by-month look at the Prince of Wales' organic gardens.
Inventing the New American House: Howard Van Doren Shaw
Judy Hayward reviews Stuart Cohen's Inventing the New American House: Howard Van Doren Shaw, Architect.
The Art and Architecture of C.F.A. Voysey
David Cole's book, The Art and Architecture of C.F.A. Voysey gives us insight into this English architect working in the classical style.
