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Traditional construction patterns / Stephen A. Mouzon with Susan M. Henderson ; foreword by Andrés M. Duany.
LIBRA TH155 .M68 2004
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mouzon, Stephen A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Building.
- Architecture.
- Building--Details--Drawings.
- Genre:
- Drawings.
- Physical Description:
- x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : McGraw-Hill, [2004]
- Summary:
- This book explains, in layman's terms, the vague sense of unease we've all had with traditional architecture done incorrectly for the past half-century, and provides the tools for doing it right again. The first tool is a fully illustrated Lexicon of nearly 240 terms we should all know, but probably don't. It's hard to ask for something if you don't know what to call it. It's also hard to say it if you don't know how to pronounce it, so the Lexicon provides pronunciation of all of the words that are not obvious. The primary tool, however, is a collection of 108 patterns illustrated as Dos and Don'ts with diagrams and photographs. These patterns represent the most common errors of traditional construction, and are the things we really need to start getting right if we hope to build more of the most-loved places again.
- Contents:
- The Most-Loved Places 1
- Chapter 1 The Story of the Languages of Architecture
- The First Realm: The Universal 4
- The Second Realm: The National Language 5
- The Third Realm: The Regional Dialect 7
- The Fourth Realm: The Local Particulars 7
- How the Languages Were Lost 8
- How Can We Revive the Languages? 9
- Chapter 2 Three Great Themes of Traditional Architecture
- Buildings for People 10
- Apparent Structure 11
- Celebration of the Act of Building 12
- Chapter 3 Lexicon
- Why Do We Need a Lexicon? 14
- Chapter 4 The Classical Orders
- Greek Doric 52
- Tuscan 53
- Roman Doric 54
- Ionic 55
- Corinthian 56
- Composite 57
- Chapter 5 Basic Principles
- Configuration Notes 59
- 1 Simplicity of Massing 60
- 2 Hierarchy of Massing 62
- 3 Simplicity of Proportion 64
- 4 Symmetry of the Face 66
- 5 Regular Arrangement of Columns and Openings 68
- 6 Cap, Shaft, and Base 70
- 7 Site Arrangement 72
- Chapter 6 Details
- Material Notes 75
- Arm's Length Rule 75
- Eyes Only Rule 75
- The Transect 75
- Chapter 7 Walls
- 8 Number of Materials 78
- 9 Siding Materials 80
- 10 Stone Veneer Wall Material 82
- 11 Brick 84
- 12 Stucco 86
- 13 Trim 88
- 14 Colors 90
- 15 Wall Height 92
- 16 Masonry Veneer Walls 94
- 17 Brick Coursing at Wall Openings 96
- 18 Frame Wall/Masonry Base Alignment 98
- 19 Wall Material Joints 100
- Chapter 8 Doors and Windows
- 20 Door Materials 104
- 21 Window Materials 106
- 22 Storefront Materials 108
- 23 Shutter Materials 110
- 24 Brick Jack Arch 112
- 25 Bay Jamb Material 114
- 26 Brick Mold 116
- 27 Window Muntins 118
- 28 Door and Window Types 120
- 29 Door and Window Style versus Building Style 122
- 30 Entry Surrounds 124
- 31 Window Proportions 126
- 32 Window Pane Proportions 128
- 33 Garage Door Sizes 130
- 34 Bay Window Support 132
- 35 Shutter Principles and Details 134
- 36 Palladian Window Proportions 136
- 37 Casing Principles 138
- 38 Head Casing Principles 140
- 39 Masonry Lintel Principles 142
- 40 Arch Principles 144
- 41 Jack Arches 146
- 42 Arch/Eave Alignment 148
- 43 Keystones 150
- 44 Sill Casing 152
- Chapter 9 Porches and Balconies
- 45 Column Materials and Proportions 156
- 46 Beam Materials 158
- 47 Porch Ceiling Material 160
- 48 Balcony Materials 162
- 49 Railing Materials 164
- 50 Column to Entablature 166
- 51 Entablature Principles 168
- 52 Intercolumniation 170
- 53 Porch Beam 172
- 54 Railing Design 174
- 55 Balcony Design 176
- 56 Square Column Cap and Base Trim 178
- 57 Column Base to Porch Edge 180
- 58 Large Square Columns 182
- 59 Triglyph/Column Alignment 184
- 60 Seam Location at Beam Bottom 186
- Chapter 10 Eaves
- 61 Eave Return Cap Material 190
- 62 Trim under Cornice 192
- 63 Gutter and Downspout Materials 194
- 64 Eave Materials 196
- 65 Eave Continuity 198
- 66 Eave Overhang and Enclosure 200
- 67 Eave Return 202
- 68 Gutter and Downspout Shapes 204
- 69 Brackets, Corbels, and Modillions 206
- 70 Dentil Size and Proportion 208
- 71 Triglyphs 210
- 72 Frieze 212
- Chapter 11 Roofs
- 73 Metal Roofing Material 216
- 74 Shingle Roofing Material 218
- 75 Tile Roofing Material 220
- 76 Ridge Caps 222
- 77 Roof Slopes 224
- 78 Bay Roofs 226
- 79 Overlapping Gables 228
- 80 Skylights 230.
- Notes:
- "A New Urban Guilde Publication".
- Includes bibliographical references (page 294).
- ISBN:
- 0071416323
- OCLC:
- 53899884
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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