Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb

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Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb

Author: Stephen Mouzon, Susan Henderson
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0071416323

$34.35

Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb
by: Stephen Mouzon, Susan Henderson

Editorial Review:

* A hands-on, well-illustrated reference that helps architects and contractors avoid making common errors in traditional construction details

* Graphical approach allows users to quickly visualize design solutions

* Lists the rules-of-thumb for each detail, and correct and incorrect examples of how to design or construct each detail

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

stinks, pretty much on all accounts:

I've stopped writing reviews on Amazon due to their idiotic review policy, but once in a while an item comes across my desk that pushes it just too far.
In this case, it seems like someone needs to put a different spin on this publication.
I've given it ONE star because there is some decent (but limited) information however, both authors and publisher should be ashamed of themselves for even trying to charge a penny for it. After a first section of some drawings of traditional architectural... more info

Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb:

For those who want to put the home back into the house this book explains how traditional detailing works and why it makes us feel so comfortable. It's a technical manual and a spriitual inspiration.

A Good Conceptual Guide to Architecture Design:

Mr. Mouzon has written a very informative book about both the terminology of architecture elements, and the reasons behind traditional construction design that just "looks right".
As someone who grew up in the building trade, most of my architecture terminology was limited, just as architecture elements implemented in most recent homes have been likewise limited. For example, the full range of classical entablature elements are seldom used today, and therefore the terminology describing those elements... more info

fabulous book!:

I only wish I had known about this book six months earlier! We're attempting to build a period-inspired colonial house. I was so dissatisfied with the house plans I saw that I decided to just design the house myself using library books and determination. I wanted to build something beautiful and the "anti-McMansion". If only I had had this book earlier we would've done so many things differently: my second floor windows would've been shorter to accommodate all the stuff that's supposed to be under the eaves... more info

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