Lester R. Walker
{{Short description|American architect and author}}
Lester R. Walker is an American architect and author. He is a former adjunct professor of architecture at City College of New York.
Walker was a pioneer in the tiny house movement. {{Cite web |last=Japenga |first=Ann |date=1987-07-22 |title=They're Not Much, but Their Owners Dwell on Them |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-22-vw-3200-story.html |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Walker received a BA in architecture from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s in architecture from Yale University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2022/09/03/woodstock-byrdcliffe-guild-will-honor-les-walker-on-sept-10/|title=Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild will honor Les Walker on Sept. 10|date=September 3, 2022}}
Career
For 20 years, Walker was an adjunct professor of architecture at the City College of New York.
In 1970, he moved to Woodstock, New York.
Walker is preservationist and director emeritus of the Byrdcliffe Colony. He served on its board starting in 1983.
Books
- American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home
- Tiny Houses: or How to Get Away From It All{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-22-vw-3200-story.html|title=They're Not Much, but Their Owners Dwell on Them|first=Ann|last=Japenga|date=July 22, 1987|website=Los Angeles Times}}
- Carpentry for Children{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/24/books/children-s-books-bookshelf-170272.html|title=CHILDREN'S BOOKS; BOOKSHELF|work=The New York Times |date=November 24, 1985|via=NYTimes.com}}
- The Tiny Book of Tiny Houses
- Housebuilding for Children: Step-by-Step Plans for Houses Children Can Build Themselves (1988){{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/15/archives/westchester-weekly-childs-world-for-young-car-riders.html|title=Child's World|work=The New York Times |date=June 15, 1977|via=NYTimes.com}}
- American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture
- A Little House of My Own: 47 Grand Designs for 47 Tiny Houses
- Designing Houses
- Block Building for Children: Making Buildings of the World with the Ultimate Construction Toy (1995){{cite web | url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780879516093 | title=Block Building for Children: Making Buildings of the World with the Ultimate Construction Toy by Witold Rybczynski, Lester R. Walker }}
- Designing a House: An Illustrated Guide to Planning Your Own Home{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/designing-house|title=a book review by Gordon S. Grice: Designing a House|website=www.nyjournalofbooks.com}}
- American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home
References
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