Noted architect Thomas Kligerman celebrates the magic of summer, exploring the seaside setting and design of secluded cottages along the Atlantic coast. Summer by the Sea is the first book to focus on the seaside cottages of Rhode Island, the birthplace of the shingle style, lauded as the ‘architecture of the American summer’. This in-depth tour of seaside communities begins with Watch Hill and moves along the coast, weaving together historical accounts, the evolution of the shingle style, and descriptions of the geology and wildlife that create a unique sense of place.
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Thomas A. Kligerman is the founding partner of Kligerman Architecture and Design, an award-winning New York firm with residential projects in prestigious suburbs and summer communities along the East Coast, including the Hamptons, Martha’s Vineyard, Jamestown and Weekapogue, Rhode Island, and Mount Desert, Maine.