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House on a Budget (American Institute Architects)
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Product Description
Duo's Rules for Getting What You Want (and Can Afford)
1.Use Standard Materials Creatively
2.Shrink to Fit
3.Don't Fight the Site
4.Take Your Time
5.Defer and Save: Building in Phases
6.Take Charge: Spending Time to Save Money
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #609622 in Books
- Published on: 2007-01-01
- Released on: 2007-01-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
Editorial Reviews
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-- Kurt Andersen
"Dickinson's compassion for cost effective custom homes shines through his enlightened book...This is a must book for homeowners who seek more personality from their housing dollar."
--Dale Mulfinger, author of The Cabin, The Getaway Home and the forthcoming Cabinology
"In House on a Budget, Dickinson practically insists that design be affordable for everyone."
--John Connell, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, author of Creating The Inspired House
"Challenges the commonly held assumption that good house design and construction is always expensive."
--Jeremiah Eck, author of The Distinctive Home and The Face of Home
About the Author
A self-styled maverick within the profession, Duo Dickinson, AIA, is an architect in Madison, Connecticut. He is the author of five books on residential design, including The Small House (McGraw-Hill, 1986) and Small Houses for the Next Century (McGraw-Hill, 1995). His design philosophy has been summarized in The New York Times as: "Design it small, make it as beautiful as possible, and practice every trick in the book to keep it as cheap as possible."
Customer Reviews
Limited appeal, but limited audience
This book is the only easily read book which outlines the cost of land, building, and planning, but it is not all that helpful because of the limiations of each example. Many of these examples are simply not applicable to everyday building projects or sites; however, this book is a good place to start and determine what you particular costs may be.
It's a 'must' for any library strong in homeowner's and builder's guides.
HOUSE ON A BUDGET: MAKING SMART CHOICES TO BUILD THE HOME YOU WANT is now in paperback, retitled from The House You Build, and comes from an architect who offers his background and advice on creating a custom home on a budget. There's a gap between production housing and high-priced custom homes, and HOUSE ON A BUDGET fills this gap, offering the pleasures of a custom home with the tips from an architect on working with unconventional sites and the latest custom fixtures and additions. It's a 'must' for any library strong in homeowner's and builder's guides.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Yes, it's the same book
As it states on the back of this book's title page, "House on a Budget was originally published in hardcover in 2004 by The Taunton Press, Inc., as The House You Build".
It's a great book, just identical to The House You Build. Read the reviews of that book to see other opinions.
