Last year, the George Eastman House ranked Number 23 on The Almanac of Architecture and Design’s List of Most Popular Historic Houses. Bero Architecture is proud to have worked on the preservation of the landmark home of George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak, here in Rochester NY. Here’s this year’s list:
Most Popular Historic Houses […]
In the November 2006 issue of Dwell magazine, There is an interesting interview with Alain de Botton, Author of the book The Architecture of Happiness (published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd). In the article, by Lain Aitch, de Botton gives his opinion of the state of todays architectural environment, education, and practice. He […]
Thought I’d share with you some of the favored texts kept on hand in the office by the staff.
A Field Guide to American Houses
-by Virginia & Lee McAlester. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1986
An exerpt from the back of the book:
“Concentrating not on rare landmarks but on typical dwellings in ordinary neighborhoods […]