New technologies, materials, and coatings are now providing designers with wood substitutes more appropriate for our time. These materials are not only more durable but also have an even wider aesthetic potential than traditional wood. The art and craft of clapboard has entered a whole new era." Jeremiah Eck

Jeremiah Eck, FAIA, is a passionate advocate for better-designed homes and a principal of Eck | MacNeely Architects, Inc., in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a former lecturer in architecture at the Harvard Design School, a landscape painter, and author of The Distinctive Home (2003), and The Face of Home (2006), both published by The Taunton Press.