Rizzoli - A Place to Call Home by Gil Schafer - Architecture Book

Discover the art of creating meaningful living spaces with A Place to Call Home by Gil Schafer. Published by Rizzoli, this follow-up to his best-selling first book explores how traditional and classical principles can merge with a sense of place. Schafer demonstrates how to build homes that balance different styles, creating a harmony between the fancy and the simple, as well as the past and the present. This book serves as a guide for understanding how architecture, landscape, and decoration work together to turn a house into a true home. Through his expert perspective, Schafer provides a toolkit for achieving both craft and emotion in residential design. Readers will learn how to read a landscape and how to use memory to inform the design process. Whether you are interested in classical principles or modern applications, this work offers deep insight into the creation of beautifully realized American houses.