Chronicles a multi-staged building strategy for a neoclassical chateau, using novel Styrofoam ICF building blocks and other innovative materials. Ideal resource for new home designers and professionals. Stanley Mazor is one of the architects of the information age... So it was not surprising that... his approach would be inventive. -- The New York Times

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"The Adaptable House provides specific design approaches and techniques that facilitate flexible design - both on the inside and out. These principles make it simple to alter a dwelling's layout, demolish partitions or build new ones, upgrade heating systems, and change the locations of staircases."--BOOK JACKET.

Incredible--they almost make you think you can do it--they at least make you fantasize about it. If you want to think, fantasize, or try, here's where you begin--with detailed instructions and the clearest illustrations you're ever likely to find. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR