Architects make zigzags—and they also design brackets, columns, dormers, eaves, facades, gables, houses, ironwork and all other architectural delights to be found inside this book. New Yorker cover artist Roxie Munro has created a wonderful whimsical tour through the architectural alphabet. Her 26 line drawings of the most common features of buildings and neighborhoods give a tantalizing glimpse into American architecture....

America's most famous architect was obsessed with small houses. Even though this exciting aspect of his work has been long overlooked, the truth is that Frank Lloyd Wright spent most of his career addressing the problems of houses intended for individuals or small families of modest means. In the only book on the master architect to focus on "the house of moderate cost," Wright expert Diane Maddex takes the reader inside a selection of his small houses from across the country, turning the spotlight on Wright's ingenious solutions to make these homes look and feel large....