Customer Review: The book provides extensive detail about the architectural detail of a TRADITIONAL house. It will not help much with a contemporary house. It has a ton of drawings to help make its points. It is basically all pictures and drawings -- very little narative.
Customer Review: In a world where moldings are perverted to legitimize the blown stucco artifice of "Mc Mansions", Casinos and Theme Parks, Walker's book on their proper use is quite relevant. A reprint of a guide from nearly a century ago (the word "restraint" is used frequently), aids the designer by referencing... more info
