A comprehensive pocket-sized guide to domestic architectural styles and movements.
An introductory guide to all the essential things you need to know about domestic architecture. The book takes you on a tour of domestic styles across the ages, from the Renaissance, Neoclassical, Arts and Crafts, Modernist and more. Renowned buildings such as Sutton House in London, Port Sunlight in Merseyside and Hill House in Glasgow are examined for their architectural attributes, through illustrations, photography and expert narration.
- Provides an understanding of the architectural vocabulary along with the visual clues that identify any house style and its historical context
- Enhances the appreciation of visits to landmark houses and lays the foundations for an architectural exploration of your own home or area
- Explores the main architectural styles, as well as the materials and components of a house, through beautifully rendered illustrations, photographs of classic examples and the words of a friendly expert
- Features twenty famous UK houses in detail, many of which are National Trust and open to the public, as well as other iconic and interesting houses from around Europe and the rest of the world
- Softcover
- 256 pages
- Published 2018
- ISBN 9781912217113
