Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (American Institute Architects)

Anyone who yearns for an older home--but is daunted by the prospect of owning one--will love this book. Through inspiring photographs and engaging text, the author describes what gives traditional homes their enduring appeal. The houses illustrate the creative work of architects, builders, and craftsmen who are forging the movement toward building new homes that capture an old-home sensibility.- Versaci identifies Eight Pillars of Traditional Design that create a solid foundation for combining authentic, traditional design with livability to create homes that feel old yet live new.- Features a vast array of new, old-house styles--from colonials to farmhouses--from all over the country. -- Publisher's description FrontCover 1 FrontFlap 2 FOBVer 3 01Intro 12 02Bollay 32 03Watson 44 04Ogden 56 05Easudes 68 06Croft 78 07Fitts 90 08Schafer 102 09Miller 114 10Ruppert 124 11Laytham 136 12Good 146 13Morgan 158 14Miles 168 15Butcher 180 16Aycock 192 17Wells 204 18Auld 214 BOBVer 226 BackFlap 227 BackCover 228

Through hundreds of inspiring photos and engaging text, the author describes what gives traditional homes their enduring appeal, and illustrates the creative work of builders who are forging the movement toward building new homes that capture old-home sensibility.