Book: How to Build a House
with an Architect (1977 & 1988)
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How to Build a House with an Architect: John Milnes Baker
HOW TO BUILD A HOUSE WITH AN ARCHITECT
Gives guidelines for selecting an architect, shows why working with an architect brings the best results, and explains what to expect at each phase of the home-building project.
DETAILS | October 1988 Published by Harper & Row
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A kind note from a fellow architect:
"Some years ago, I stopped counting after passing along the 100th dog-eared copy of your How To Build a House With an Architect. Although we have never met, it may please you to know that your writing has informed clients and young architects over two decades of my professional practice. With thanks for your contribution to my understanding of the essential importance of cultivating and sustaining an effective working relationship with one's clients."-- Gerald Lee Morosco Architects, P.C
REVIEWS OF THIS BOOK:
- “Directed to the client, this book outlines the advantages of building a house with an architect … Baker explains clearly such things as contracts, specifications, bidding, site and floor plans, the design process, [and] the role of the contractor. More than 150 line and halftone photographs illustrate the text, which is enlivened by incidents and case histories from the author’s own vast experience.” - A.I.A. Journal
- “A feast for thought … Architect John Milnes Baker covers what is involved in designing homes so well that the book may be worth the price even if you’re not planning a new house or a major remodeling.” - Newsday
- “The only book I know of that presents in clear, non-technical terms the many complex interrelationships that arise between architect and client during the creative and exciting process of building a house. No prospective house owner should be without it. Eugene Raskin, A.I.A., Columbia University (retired)