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Books About House Styles, Architecture, Home Design & Home Planning Ideas
The information contained in this collection of books will help you learn about different house styles and the home design process. They contain examples of good, and not so good, design ideas that you may want to consider when designing your own home. Building a house in which you will enjoy living starts with the knowledge of form and function. And, the knowledge of specific design features will allow you to create an environment that will meet the needs and wants of the people who will be living there.
- Notes on the Synthesis of Form - by Christopher Alexander (Harvard University Press)
- The Timeless Way of Building - by Christopher Alexander (Oxford University Press)
- A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction - by Christopher Alexander (Oxford University Press)
- Build It Right!: What to Look for in Your New Home - by Myron E. Ferguson
- The Home Design Handbook: The Essential Planning Guide for Building, Buying, or Remodeling a Home - by June Cotner Myrvang, Steve Myrvang (Contributor)
- The Complete Guide to Designing Your Own Home - by Scott T. Ballard
- The Home Design Guide
 Planning, Building or Buying Your Dream Home - by James Shepherd, G. Alan Morledge
- Great Kitchens: At Home With America's Top Chefs - by Ellen Whitaker, Colleen Mahoney, Wendy A. Jordan
- The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live - by Sarah Susanka
- Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home - by Sarah Susanka
- The New Cottage Home - by Jim Tolpin
- The New Family Home: Creating the Perfect Home for Today and Tomorrow - by Jim Tolpin, Mary Lathrop (Contributor)
- The New American Cottage: Innovations in Small-Scale Residential Architecture - by James Grayson Trulove (Editor), Il Kim (Editor)
- The New American House: Innovations in Residential Design and Construction: 30 Case Studies - by Oscar Riera Ojeda (Editor), Lucas H. Guerra (Editor)
- The New American House 2: Innovations in Residential Design and Construction: 30 Case Studies - by Oscar Riera Ojeda (Editor)
- A Field Guide to American Houses - by Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester, Lauren Jarrett (Illustrator)
- Timeless Way of Building - by Christopher Alexander
- A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction - by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein
- Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning - by Joseph De Chiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik
- America's Painted Ladies : The Ultimate Celebration of Our Victorians - by Elizabeth Pomada, Michael Larsen, Douglas Keister (Photographer), Elizabeth Pomanda
- Adirondack Style - by Ann S. O'Leary
- Alpine Interiors/Alpen Interieurs/Interieurs Des Alpes - by Beate Wedekind, Angelika Taschen (Editor), Isabel Varea (Translator)
- American Bungalow Style - by Alexander Vertikoff (Photographer), Robert Milton Winter
- The Bungalow: America's Arts and Crafts Home - by Paul Duchscherer, Douglas Keister (Photographer)
- Inside the Bungalow: America's Arts & Crafts Interior - by Paul Duchscherer, Douglas Keister (Photographer)
- Craftsman Bungalows: 59 Homes from the Craftsman - by Gustav Stickley
- More Craftsman Homes - by Gustav Stickley
- Craftsman Homes: Architecture and Furnishings of the American Arts and Crafts Movement - by Gustav Stickley
- Charleston Style: Past and Present - by Susan Sully, John Blais (Photographer), Josephine Humphreys
- Desert Style - by Mary Whitesides
- Mediterranean Style: Relaxed Living Inspired by Strong Colors and Natural Materials - by Catherine Haig
- Safari Style - by Tim Beddow (Photographer), Natasha Burns
- Tuscany Interiors/Interieurs De Toscane/Toskana Interieurs - by Paolo Rinaldi
- Classic Meets Contemporary - by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
- Victorian House Designs in Authentic Full Color: 75 Plates from the 'Scientific American-Architects and Builders Edition,' 1885-1894 - by Blanche Cirker (Editor)
- Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details: 734 Scale Drawings of Doorways, Windows, Staircases, Moldings, Cornices and Other Elements - by William T. Comstock (Photographer)
- Bicknell's Victorian Buildings: Floor Plans and Elevations for 45 Houses and Other Structures - by A. J. Bicknell
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