"This, frankly, is a dream book, one which will be most successful only if it encourages its readers to use this as a jumping-off point for thinking about the places in which they live - or those in which they would like to live some day..." --

'' ... This book provides floor plans, site plans, elevations, photographs, and structural details for vacation houses ... All the plans are for houses that have actually been built in America or in Europe, and they represent the best work of such distinguished architects as Marcel Breuer, Philip Johnson, Gordon Bunshaft, and Elliot Noyes. The discerning editors of Architectural Record have selected these sixty vacation houses from among thousands, and in every case they have analyzed what made the plans adaptable to the special needs of the owner ..."--