- Tins volume consists of ninety-nine plates, representing the -work of
thirty architects. In a brief Introduction the editors
observe that domestic architecture must now respond to the need for economy owing to the high cost of building, and to the " servant problem," which makes labour-saving devices of cardinal importance in the planning of a house. A leaning .towards the Georgian tradition is strongly apparent in the work presented here, while the " expensive imitation of the antique," so prevalent in the early years of the century; and -frequently so misplaced, is, by the editors, severely rebuked.
The majority of these houses, designed mainly for the country and the suburbs, are without much originality, are pleasing in appearance and admirably planned ; those shown in plates XII and XLIX, by Mr. E. Guy Dawber and Messrs. Keiffer and Fleming respectively; being definitely distinguished. On the other hand, some architects still display a deplorable ,fondness for gimcrack balconies and other inessentials, and
,Mr. Etrantwood Maufe's- bold adaptation of Southern taste in LXIII is slightly spoiled by insignificant little windows upon
,either side of the loggia. The book will be of considerable use -to people of taste with moderate means, who contemplate 'building and who need a guide.
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