The New Old House presents 18 private historic homes from North America to Europe & traces the ingenious ways architects have revitalised & refreshed them for a new generation Most of the renovations occurred in the last decade but all of the homes have origins reaching back into the past in some cases hundreds of years Projects & firms featured include Greenwich House Allan Greenberg; Longbranch Jim Olson; Astley Castle Witherford Watson Mann; Hunsett Mill Acme; Cotswolds House Richard Found; plus more than a dozen others These projects address such timely factors as sustainability multiculturalism preservation & style & demonstrate the unique beauty & elegance that comes from the interweaving of modernity & history