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	Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, ... Taunton, 2005 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Appropriate Design Thought Engine

The authors of this book have taken the best of Alexander's "A Pattern Language", and combined wonderfully designed and excellently photographed homes to publish an inspiring and thought provoking book. Frankly, the world has too many "500 House Plans" types of books. This one describes the logic, reason, and common sense that involves the interlocking of ten basic patterns that could make any basic design more successful. As a residential architect, I consider this among my five top-rated books.

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WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY COMMUNITY WHERE A GREAT DEAL OF NEW HOUSE BUILDING IS GOING ON, EACH OF US NEEDS THIS BOOK. ANYONE PLANNING TO BUILD MUST FIRST READ THIS BOOK. IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO MANAGE YOUR BUILDING PROJECT AND UNDERSTAND THE MYSTERIES OF BUILDING A HOUSE THAT SUITS YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS AND WISHES. THE AUTHORS UNDERSTAND THEIR CLIENTS. FINE HOMEBUILDING MAGAZNE PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE THAT DEMONSTRATES HOW JACOBSON, SILVERSTEIN AND WINSLOW WORK WITH THEIR CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY. (SEE THE FINEHOMEBUILDING ANNUAL HOUSE ISSUE SUMMER 1997) THE LANGUAGE USED BY JSW IS CLEAR, DIRECT AND BREEDS SUCCESS. THE PICTURES AND DIAGRAMS ARE TO THE POINT, AND FULL OF IDEAS THAT WILL HELP THE READER FIND SOLUTIONS. THIS BOOK IS A BEAUTIFUL PUBLISHING PRODUCT, A PRODUCTION OF HIGH STANDARDS AND STATURE. IT IS CLEAR THAT THESE GUYS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM SOME OF THE BEST ARCHITECTS IN THE BUSINESS. SIGNED; A PERSON WHO HAS OFTEN LISTENED TO JSW AND BUILT THREE HOUSES THAT FOLLOW THE PATTERNS IN THIS BOOK.

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Tastes great, Less filling

I treasure "Pattern Language", the book, and was excited to see this followup.The premise of looking back at the patterns and reducing them to a few (10) "super" patterns sounded promising.The charm of the original"Pattern Language" book lay in its quirky drawings, and its reliance on the reader to reflect on any personal experiences with the particular pattern being discussed. The lack of glossy photos gave substance to concepts. The new book follows in the footsteps of the "Not so big house" books method of discussing concepts while surrounded by photos. Undoubtedly, the success of those books gave rise to the structure of this one. I find drawings infinitely more communicative of design concepts than photos. The photos here distract the eye, making it harder to focus on the principle being espoused.The authors walk you thru certain homes or rooms which supposedly illustrate the concept at hand. I found the process sort of phony and aggrandizing of the architect's vision. Hello, but the point/power of "patterns" is that they are time-tested,non- regional, gut-level design parameters not requiring architectural vision. The, after the fact, microanalysis of houses to make their every aspect seem utterly preconceived by the genius architect is sophomoric. Again, the power of these patterns is that if you put them "in play", good things, especially unforseen things, happen. Predictably. Hopefully, this book, along with the "Not so big house" books will inform the house buying/building community of design realities routinely ignored.

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Seen it before

I'm seeing again some of the architect-designed houses featured in other Taunton Press books, here assembled under another pretext: timeless design.... Their succesful formula: some catchy premise (Not So Big, etc.) to serve as a backdrop for the true heart of the book--the pictures. As always, expensive, contemporary designs carefully and beautifully photographed, all intended to satisfy readers' endless appetites for novelty in their escapist fantasies involving houses and furniture.

On the other hand, it's very reasonably priced :-)

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