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.

Early life and education

Walker received a BA in architecture from

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsyl ...

and a master’s in architecture from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

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 The Byrdcliffe Colony, also called the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony or Byrdcliffe Historic District, was founded in 1902 near Woodstock, New York by Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead, Jane Byrd McCall and Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead and colleagues, Bolton Brow ...

. 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'' *''Carpentry for Children'' *''The Tiny Book of Tiny Houses'' *''Housebuilding for Children: Step-by-Step Plans for Houses Children Can Build Themselves'' (1988) *''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) *''Designing a House: An Illustrated Guide to Planning Your Own Home'' *''American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home''

References

American architects Possibly living people Year of birth missing Pennsylvania State University alumni Yale University alumni {{Improve categories, date=September 2023