The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors : A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship by Henry Petroski in EPUB, DOC
9780393242041 English 0393242048 When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming 60-year-old retreat, Petroski couldn't help but admire its unusual construction. He wondered about the place's origins and evolution: how it was built and who built it; what needs, materials, technologies, historical developments and laws had shaped it; and how it had fared through its various inhabitants and the weather. Petroski focuses on the details but also steps back to examine the structure in the context of its time and place., When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming but modest six-decades-old island retreat in coastal Maine, Petroski couldn t help but admire its unusual construction. An eminent expert on engineering, history, and design, he began wondering about the place s origins and evolution: Who built it, and how? What needs, materials, technologies, historical developments, and laws shaped it? How had it fared through the years with its various inhabitants? Sleuthing around dimly lit closets, knotty-pine wall panels, and even a secret passage but never removing so much as a nail Petroski zooms in on the details but also steps back to examine the structure in the context of its time and place. Catherine Petroski s beautiful photographs capture the clues and the atmosphere. A vibrant cast of neighbors and past residents most notably the house s masterful creator, an engineer-turned- folk architect become key characters in the story. As the mystery unfolds, revealing an extraordinary house and its environs, this ode to loving design will leave readers enchanted and inspired., When design expert Henry Petroski and his wife Catherinebought a charming but modest six-decades-oldisland retreat, Petroski couldn't help but admire its unusualconstruction. He began wondering about the place's originsand evolution: Who built it, and how? What needs, materials,technologies, historical developments, and laws shapedit? How has it fared through its various inhabitants and theweather? Sleuthing around dimly lit closets, knotty-pine wallpanels, and even a secret passage-but never removing somuch as a nail-Petroski zooms in on the details but alsosteps back to examine the structure in the context of its timeand place. Catherine Petroski's beautiful photographs capturethe atmosphere, and a vibrant cast of neighbors and pastresidents-most notably the house's masterful creator, anengineer-turned-"folk architect"-become key informants.As the mystery unfolds, revealing an extraordinary houseand its environs, this ode to loving design will leave readersenchanted and inspired.
9780393242041 English 0393242048 When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming 60-year-old retreat, Petroski couldn't help but admire its unusual construction. He wondered about the place's origins and evolution: how it was built and who built it; what needs, materials, technologies, historical developments and laws had shaped it; and how it had fared through its various inhabitants and the weather. Petroski focuses on the details but also steps back to examine the structure in the context of its time and place., When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming but modest six-decades-old island retreat in coastal Maine, Petroski couldn t help but admire its unusual construction. An eminent expert on engineering, history, and design, he began wondering about the place s origins and evolution: Who built it, and how? What needs, materials, technologies, historical developments, and laws shaped it? How had it fared through the years with its various inhabitants? Sleuthing around dimly lit closets, knotty-pine wall panels, and even a secret passage but never removing so much as a nail Petroski zooms in on the details but also steps back to examine the structure in the context of its time and place. Catherine Petroski s beautiful photographs capture the clues and the atmosphere. A vibrant cast of neighbors and past residents most notably the house s masterful creator, an engineer-turned- folk architect become key characters in the story. As the mystery unfolds, revealing an extraordinary house and its environs, this ode to loving design will leave readers enchanted and inspired., When design expert Henry Petroski and his wife Catherinebought a charming but modest six-decades-oldisland retreat, Petroski couldn't help but admire its unusualconstruction. He began wondering about the place's originsand evolution: Who built it, and how? What needs, materials,technologies, historical developments, and laws shapedit? How has it fared through its various inhabitants and theweather? Sleuthing around dimly lit closets, knotty-pine wallpanels, and even a secret passage-but never removing somuch as a nail-Petroski zooms in on the details but alsosteps back to examine the structure in the context of its timeand place. Catherine Petroski's beautiful photographs capturethe atmosphere, and a vibrant cast of neighbors and pastresidents-most notably the house's masterful creator, anengineer-turned-"folk architect"-become key informants.As the mystery unfolds, revealing an extraordinary houseand its environs, this ode to loving design will leave readersenchanted and inspired.