House on a Budget: Making Smart Choices to Build the Home You Want (American Institute Architects)
"For anybody who wants to design and build a nice house -- that is, who wants to hire other people to design and build a nice house for them -- this is the single most useful guide I've ever seen."-- Kurt Andersen"Dickinson's compassion for cost effective custom homes shines through his enlightened book...This is a must book for homeowners who seek more personality from their housing dollar."--Dale Mulfinger, author of The Cabin, The Getaway Home and the forthcoming Cabinology"In House on a Budget, Dickinson practically insists that design be affordable for everyone."--John Connell, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, author of Creating The Inspired House"Challenges the commonly held assumption that good house design and construction is always expensive."--Jeremiah Eck, author of The Distinctive Home and The Face of Home