A. Hays Town changed the face of the Louisiana house. In a career that includes designing more than five hundred homes, he led architects, builders, and homeown

Featuring color photography by Philip Gould and architectural drawings, A. Hays Town and the Architectural Image of Louisiana by Carol McMichael Reese traces th

This is the first thorough and substantive examination of architect A. Hays Town's work. His 70-year career provides an ideal case study in the evolution of 20t

Introduction to architectural styles that have shaped Louisiana's landscapes.

Looks at the state's extraordinary architecture, from the Creole tradition and the Mississippi River's antebellum mansions to the modern; and dicusses their arc