He is the author of How to Build a House with an Architect, published in 1988 by Harper & Row. Mr. Baker is also the author of American House Styles: a Concise Guide originally published by W.W. Norton & Co. in 1994. A new expanded edition was published in July 2018. As an adjunct professor, he taught courses on the History of the American House at The New School in New York City. The Connecticut Chapter of the AIA has planned a new monthly series of three two-hour lectures on the History of the American House presented by Mr. Baker in October, November, and December.