I was at Goodwill this week, and for some unknown reason I found the original edition of A Field Guide to American Houses in the Self- Help section.  I was shocked for several reasons, not the least of which the fact that one of the basic reference books from grad school was staring right back at me. 

I don't know where my original copy went.  It might have been lost in a move.  This one was only $2.99.  That's probably because there's a newer 2015 edition out now.  The new edition currently goes for $45, so I figured I could make do with the original.

This book is how I learned to visually identify historical buildings in grad school at Middle Tennessee State University.  It was required reading in my Historical Architecture class.  Given the fact that Andrew Kim is an architect and not a historian (like me), he might not use this one as a regular resource in his work. 

But Andrew's my own creation, so I made it an indespinsable resource for him while he does is preservation work. Actually, he has a beaten copy in his equally beaten up pickup.  The pickup that Olivia wasn't thrilled about seeing the first time she met Andrew. 

Meet Andrew and Olivia in Blueprint for the Heart here.