Review of The Country Houses of John F. Staub

"Stephen Fox knows more about Houston than anyone knows about any other American megalopolis. Among historians, he is legend. . . . Richard Cheek, one of the premier architectural photographers of his generation, knows how to highlight both formal and sensuous qualities of buldings. His magnificent color photos bring out qualities of Staub's work that would go unnoticed in standard monographic studies. . . . THE COUNTRY HOUSES OF JOHN F. STAUB . . . stands well out from the crowd. Fox and Cheek have created . . . one of the most beautiful architecture books of the year."—The Architect's Newspaper, 4/16/08