Lester R. Walker

Author of American Shelter : An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home

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About the Author

Lester Walker is an award-winning architect and author of numerous books related to houses and architecture. He has been a professor of architecture at City College of New York and has lectured and presented seminars at Harvard University, MIT, UCLA, and the Rhode Island School of Design. His work show more has appeared in such magazines as House Beautiful, Time, House and Garden, Life, and Progressive Architecture show less

Includes the names: Les Walker, Lester Walker

Works by Lester R. Walker

Tiny Houses: or How to Get Away From It All (1987) 121 copies

Carpentry for Children (1982) 121 copies

The Tiny Book of Tiny Houses (1993) 102 copies

Housebuilding for Children: Step-by-Step Plans for Houses Children Can Build Themselves (1977) 101 copies

American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture (2002) 99 copies

A Little House of My Own: 47 Grand Designs for 47 Tiny Houses (2000) 81 copies

Designing Houses (1976) 47 copies

Block Building for Children: Making Buildings of the World with the Ultimate Construction Toy (1995) 42 copies

Designing a House: An Illustrated Guide to Planning Your Own Home (2012) 23 copies

American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home by Lester R. Walker (1981-12-10) (1831) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1930-08-15
Gender: male
Occupations: architect

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A Little House of My Own: 47 Grand Designs for 47… by Lester Walker

This book features famous historical tiny houses, and crucially provides drawn plans for each as well!

I have owned this book for decades and I find it so inspiring to see so many tiny home options that I dream of building some day!

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selia | 1 other review | Dec 17, 2022 |

Tiny Tiny Houses: or How to Get Away From It All by Lester Walker

"Tiny houses before they were cool" as my dad likes to call this book.

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astronomist | Oct 3, 2021 |

Block Building for Children: Making Buildings of… by Lester Walker

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pszolovits | Feb 3, 2021 |

Tiny Book of Tiny Houses by Lester R. Walker

A quick look at some inspiring tiny homes. I liked the Summer house the best, all those windows. With images that inspire and motivate those who are looking into tiny homes for the first time this book will help. Although some of the homes are a bit extreme!

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untitled841 | Apr 9, 2013 |

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