American Home: From Colonial Simplicity to the Modern Adventure

For lovers of architectural history, pictorials about famous buildings hold great interest. On the other hand, books about domestic architecture fascinate us all. After all, we all entertain strong notions about where we would like to live; every one has a sense of the aesthetics of a house. David Larkin and his collaborators have constructed a well-proportioned history of the house in America, from colonial wooden squares to postmodern glass wonders. Readers without extensive architectural background will appreciate American Home's narrative thrust and clarity.