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.

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.