{"product_id":"get-your-house-right-architectural-elements-to-use-avoid-paperback","title":"Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use \u0026 Avoid - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarianne Cusato\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBen Pentreath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Sammons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSick of McMansions? Marianne Cusato, creator of the award-winning Katrina Cottages, is a champion of traditional architectural principles: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and sustainability. She presents the definitive guide to what makes houses look and feel right, revealing the dos and donts of livable home design. Hundreds of elegant line drawings--rendering the varieties of architectural features and displaying \"avoid\" and \"use\" versions of the same elements side by side--make this an indispensable resource for designing and building a timelessly beautiful home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarianne Cusato has received international attention for her design of the Katrina Cottages: affordable, durable home kits created as an alternative to FEMA trailer housing to help the Gulf Coast rebuild. The cottage won the Cooper-Hewitt Peoples Design Award and has been written up in magazines and newspapers across the country, from \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Record\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCottage Living\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the principal of Cusato Cottages, LLC, a New York-based firm specializing in traditional architectural design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10.7 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731705040959,"sku":"9781402791031","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/30d3ae90a5ebd914ad24e13e7e4ca6a7.webp?v=1765129811","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/get-your-house-right-architectural-elements-to-use-avoid-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}