The Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana (Pelican Guide Series)1 review Pelican Publishing Company, 1989 Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana The Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana Useful book with good information. It is what it says.             Palm Springs Modern: Houses in the California Desert11 reviews Adele Cygelman Rizzoli International Publications, 1999 Grab your sunscreen-Let's go! + Great book! + Great read for edgy MCM enthuisiasts + Excellent coffee table book: not an architectural text + Hot Desert Modern             Modernism Reborn: Mid-Century American Houses9 reviews Michael Webb Universe Publishing, 2001 Fifties elegance + Mid-Century Modern + A Peek at many Architectural Rarities + Homes of the Brave             Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings5 reviews James M. Goode Smithsonian Books, 1979 An exceptional architectural tour and a unique resource + Brilliant in its writing and photography + Pictoral History of Washington D.C.'s Lost Landmarks + D.C. DESTRUCTION + The Non-Tourist's Historical Washington, D.C.             The Art Deco House4 reviews Adrian Tinniswood Watson-Guptill, 2002 More than Deco + Perfect transaction + Good text, good photos and dull layout. The opening sentence "One of the big issues that exercised the minds and consciences of architects and social commentators between the two world wars was the future of domestic architecture" sets the tone for the book that follows. It discusses all of Modernism in the Twenties and Thirties, not ...             The Architecture of John Lautner7 reviews Alan Hess Rizzoli International Publications, 2000 Lautner the master of panoramic windows + The Architecture of John Lautner (Universe Architecture Series) + The Architecture of John Lautner + design that transcends decades             San Francisco Houses: After the Fire (Architecture in Context Series)3 reviews Peter Lloyd Konemann, 1999 An interesting review of eclectic architecture styles. + Eclectic collection of architectural projects Interesting collection of projects that give a flavour to local architectural style. You get a feel for the city as well as the illustrated buildings. Like the write-up's too. Amusing and well thought out!             A Field Guide to American Houses50 reviews Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester, ... Knopf, 1984 A great description of historical architecture styles + A must have!!! + Great resource for writers + Great Resource + great book for the housing history             The Palladian Revival: Lord Burlington, His Villa and Garden at Chiswick John Harris Yale University Press, 1994             Cotswold Landscapes Rob Talbot, Robin Whiteman George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1999 All in color! High hills, rolling uplands, steep escarpments, swift-flowing streams, stately homes and humble dwellings draw visitors to the Cotswolds, one of Britain's most celebrated regions. Now it's your turn. The journey starts in Oxford and ends in the elegant city of Bath. Along the way, you'll travel to the well-known sites of the region, as well as many hidden and secret gems. Trim size: ...             Gardening at Sissinghurst3 reviews Tony Lord Frances Lincoln, in association with The National Trust, 2000 Gardening at Sissinghurst + Superb + For armchair gardeners Could a British garden be taken seriously if it had no pleached limes, no white garden, no boxwood hedges? I should think not. Nor should any good book about important British gardens skimp on coverage of these features. This is not an issue for Tony Lord's Gardening at Sissinghurst. Lord has ...             Japanese-Style Gardens of the Pacific West Coast2 reviews Melba Levick, Kendall Brown Rizzoli, 1999 Are Japanese Gardens in the U.S. fakes? + Beautiful work Kendall H. Brown begins his history of Japanese-style gardens with a quote from James Rose to the effect that Japanese gardens outside of Japan are fakes. Brown's attitude is, however, more ambiguous than ambivalent. He seldom says he doesn't like something. His liking may be found between the ...             The Rockefeller Family Home: Kykuit3 reviews Ann Rockefeller Roberts Abbeville Press, 1998 Hudson Valley Treasure-Trove + Rockefeller Crown Jewel + First Class, Rockefeller Style As early as the 17th century, Dutch New Yorkers built family compounds in the Hudson River Valley north of Manhattan. Completed in 1913 for Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, Kykuit (the names comes from the Dutch, "lookout")has been home to four generations of Rockefeller family members. ...             The Cottage Book4 reviews Richard Sexton Chronicle Books, 1989 The classic book on San Francisco Bay Area cottages + Less is more in this small book about small homes... + A mini-vacation between two hard covers. I am a native San Franciscan living in a middle-of-the-block cottage in what the author calls "that quirky San Francisco tradition of a back yard house." With the assistance of Sally B. Woodbridge's excellent historical introduction, Richard Sexton describes our San Francisco Bay Area cottages ...             Antonio Gaudi: Master Architect8 reviews Juan Bassegoda Nonell Abbeville Press, 2000 Gaudi Triumphantes! + Tiny book, tiny pictures Essentially this is a picture book, but what pictures! The photography has used the extraordinary architecture and added a new dimension to it in vision and lighting. If you would know Gaudi, look at his work: and this is one of the best ways to do it if you cannot readily get to Catalunya. In ...             Private Washington: Residences in the Nation's Capital2 reviews Jan Cigliano Rizzoli International Publications, 1998 Marvelous! + Pretty on the Potomac What an outstanding piece of artwork! The text and the photographs blend beautifully to give the reader a wonderful behind the doors look at some of Washington's most captivating homes and their residents. This book is a must for a holiday gift for those who love architecture, Washington, ...             Cotswold Gardens1 review David Hicks Phoenix, 2000 Great Gardens This is an excellent book for those who are interested in British gardens in the Cotwolds as a picture book and as a travel guide. Excellent photography and an good selection of gardens in the area.             Eichler Homes: Design for Living11 reviews Jerry Ditto, Lanning Stern Chronicle Books, 1995 I never get tired of this book. + Eichler Style is Classic + Very Good + A great book that, like Eichler homes,will never go out of style.             The Garden Lover's Guide to France (Garden Lover's Guides to)1 review Patrick Taylor Princeton Architectural Press, 1998 useful information, especially about the North of France I have been looking at a number of books about gardens in France, and this is the only one that I could use to plan a trip. The coverage is very good, though the vast majority are in the Paris region (Ile de France). Unlike, say, "the Secret Gardens of France", the gardens listed here are open to ...             American Masterworks: The Twentieth-Century House1 review Kenneth Frampton Rizzoli, 1995 Thirty-three American residential masterpieces This book successfully captures the vast architectural contributions achieved in the Twentieth Century in American residential design by spotlighting 33 masterpieces located across the country. The book begins with stunning photographs and drawings of remarkable homes built early in the ...