domestic architecture

An illustrated guide to building decks, discussing site selection and planning, as well as material selection; and demonstrating the techniques of building the understructure, laying decking, adding stairs, railings, and seating, and making other improvements.

Containing photographs of artifacts and Roman ruins, this history examines life in an ancient Roman villa with a timeline, illustrations, and a glossary.

Presents a floor plan of England's Fishbourne Palace as it looked when it was first built, and provides more in-depth information about specific areas of the Roman villa, including the farmlands,garden, bathhouse, library, and other locations. Includes a time line and glossary.

Offers a room-by-room and generation-by-generation description of the Yin Yu Tang home, which was built in China during the Qing dynasty around the year 1800 and has housed eight generations of Huang family members.

Presents full-color illustrated photos and drawings of ten unique houses in various places around the world describing how and from what they are made and everyday activities such as cooking, working, sleeping, and playing.

Contains alphabetically arranged descriptions of different types of American homes.

As a family restores the large old house they have bought, they learn about its history and special features and about other types of houses, from San Francisco Victorians to Midwest farmhouses to New York brownstones.

Contains color illustrations and floor plans of seventy-five Victorian-era designs for residences and other buildings.

A visual presentation of the many types of houses built in America from the earliest Indian dwellings to designs for futuristic homes.