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Le Corbusier - The Complete Buildings (Hardcover): Cemal Emden Le Corbusier - The Complete Buildings (Hardcover)
Cemal Emden
R1,323 R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Save R344 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 2010, photographer Cemal Emden set out to document every building designed by the master architect Le Corbusier. Traveling through three continents, Emden photographed all the 52 buildings that remain standing. Each of these buildings is featured in the book and captured from multiple angles, with images revealing their exterior and interior details. Interspersed throughout the book are texts by leading architects and scholars, whose commentaries are as fascinating and varied as the buildings themselves. The book closes with an illustrated, annotated index. From the early Villa Vallet, built in Switzerland in 1905, to his groundbreaking Unite d'Habitation in Marseille, completed in 1947, this ambitious project presents the entirety and diversity of Le Corbusier's architectural output. Visually arresting and endlessly engaging, it will appeal to the architect's many fans, as well as anyone interested in the foundation of modern architecture.

Great American Homes (Hardcover): William T. Baker Great American Homes (Hardcover)
William T. Baker
R1,918 R1,437 Discovery Miles 14 370 Save R481 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a richly illustrated monograph revealing William T. Baker's masterful detailing and superior craftsmanship of magnificent family residences. Showcasing 14 classically inspired homes of grace and beauty, each property reflects an astute comprehension of life as it is lived in the 21st century, with deliberate nods to historical aesthetics that coexist harmoniously with the architectural language of natural light, passive design themes, voluminous space, and fabulous comfort. Inspired by the bounty of classical architecture found in the grand homes of the southern United States, particularly the state of Georgia, the hallmarks of William T. Baker's architecture are extraordinary attention to details of craftsmanship and construction, and a keen eye for scale and proportion. His work clearly reflects the aspirations of the American Dream. This beautifully photographed monograph of William T. Baker's work is the third volume in IMAGES' successful Classicist series, and showcases the exquisitely designed homes of the modern family, who entrusted Baker with their dreams and visions, and whose trust has been rewarded with classically inspired homes of grace and beauty. His work contributes greatly to some of the most aesthetically pleasing residences being built in the United States today.

Variable Geometry - Archea Associatti (Hardcover): Laura Andreini, Archea Associatti Variable Geometry - Archea Associatti (Hardcover)
Laura Andreini, Archea Associatti
R2,381 R2,155 Discovery Miles 21 550 Save R226 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Legacy: Generations of Creatives in Dialogue (Paperback): Lukas Feireiss Legacy: Generations of Creatives in Dialogue (Paperback)
Lukas Feireiss
R1,043 R814 Discovery Miles 8 140 Save R229 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Generational dialogues between 40 world-renowned creatives exploring how the creative legacy of previous generations is being reinterpreted over time. What is this phenomenon we call 'legacy'? This intangible inheritance that we eventually leave for our posterity? Is it the creative and intellectual heritage that one generation passes on to the next? Conceived by Lukas Feireiss, the book at hand tries to probe this open question by engaging in critical dialogue different generations of creatives, connectors and thinkers alike. In some cases, between inherent legacy of parent and child, in many cases between mentor and students, or simply between friends. The more than 40 illustrious contributors to this dialogue derive from an array of fields of knowledge and experience. Their stories often provide very personal insights into their work and life. They also reveal a broader perspective on the overall realms of art, design, architecture, music, literature, photography and curation in the 20th and 21st century. With contributions by Olafur Eliasson and Einar Thorsteinn, Lukas Feireiss and Ai Weiwei, Charlie and Rem Koolhaas, Francesca Gavin and Kerry James Marshall, Sophie Lovell and Dieter Rams, Hans-Ulrich Obrist and Yona Friedman, Shumon Basar and Ken Adam, Carson Chan and Phyllis Lambert, Rachel and Daniel Libeskind, Andres Ramirez and Denise Scott Brown, Aric Chen and Arata Isozaki, Ahmir Questlove Thompson and George Clinton and many more.

Jean Prouve - Maison Demontable 6x6 Demountable House (Hardcover): Jean Prouve - Maison Demontable 6x6 Demountable House (Hardcover)
R896 Discovery Miles 8 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Though lacking any formal education in architecture, Jean Prouve (1901-1984) became one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century, boldly experimenting with new building designs, materials and methods. Prouve was raised in an environment of artistic, socially motivated innovation: his father belonged to "l'Ecole de Nancy," a collective that sought to unite art, industry and social awareness. He continued this practice throughout his adulthood, opening the Ateliers Jean Prouve to manufacture standardized, economical goods on a mass scale--which, during World War II, included creating portable and demountable barracks. After the war, the French government commissioned Prouve to design inexpensive, effective housing for the newly homeless, prompting him to perfect his patented axial portal frame to build easily constructed demountable houses. Despite their advantages, though, few of these architectural triumphs were built, and even fewer survive. In order to preserve Prouve's architectural and engineering legacy, the Galerie Patrick Seguin has worked tirelessly to promote Prouve's "constructional philosophy," exhibiting his designs and showcasing his ecologically responsible methodologies. "Jean Prouve Maison Demontable 6x6 Demountable House," the first of nine monographs published by the Galerie Patrick Seguin on Prouve's housing modules, highlights the simplest of these modules. Introduced by Catherine Coley, renowned art and architectural historian, it contains Prouve's sketches, black-and-white photographs of the designer at work and detailed examples of the building process.

Le Corbusier - L'Unite d habitation de Marseille / The Unite d Habitation in Marseilles - et les autres Unites... Le Corbusier - L'Unite d habitation de Marseille / The Unite d Habitation in Marseilles - et les autres Unites d'habitation a Reze-les-Nantes, Berlin, Briey en Foret et Firminy / and the four other unite blocks (Paperback, Bilingual original ed)
Jacques Sbriglio
R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Unite in Marseille (1945-1952) was a pioneering achievement at a time when social housing in the post WWII years posed an immense problem. Freed from restrictive regulations for the first time Le Corbusier was able to put into practice his concept of modern social housing. A milestone of modern architecture and subject of controversial debate, the Unite in Marseille continues to attract numerous visitors and students of architecture. This volume is the latest addition to Birkhauser's series of guides to Le Corbusier's most acclaimed buildings, and includes an additional chapter on his Unites in Reze-les-Nantes, Briey en Foret, Firminy and Berlin. The author, a practising architect and well known le Corbusier specialist, lives in Marseille and teaches at the Ecole d'architecture de Marseille-Luminy.

Rockhouse - Max Strang (Hardcover, Unabridged edition): Oscar Riera Ojeda Rockhouse - Max Strang (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
Oscar Riera Ojeda
R1,324 R980 Discovery Miles 9 800 Save R344 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Architecture is the most transformative of the arts. It surrounds us, envelops us, caresses us. Despite being located in Miami's lush urban oasis of Coconut Grove, Max Strang's iconic Rock House transports its occupants across oceans and realities, into a magically sublime alternative full of whispers of Bali and Sri Lanka, and echoes of the rich cultural legacy of India and Southeast Asia. Technically stunning, and formally exceptional, the houses interaction with its environment, open-plan, and use of local materials (in this case, Miami's local oolitic limestone), is emblematic of Strang's philosophy and architectural values of eco-friendly modernism. Winner of multiple awards, and feted in cinema and on television alike, the Rock House is one of modern residential architecture's treasures.

2G / #76: Bruther (Paperback): Philip Ursprung 2G / #76: Bruther (Paperback)
Philip Ursprung; Javier Augstin Rojas, Jan De Vylder, Bruther
R1,177 R893 Discovery Miles 8 930 Save R284 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Retribution (Paperback): Warren Pechin Retribution (Paperback)
Warren Pechin
R646 R572 Discovery Miles 5 720 Save R74 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stefan Forster Architekten - Housing 1989-2019 (English, German, Hardcover): Stefan Forster Stefan Forster Architekten - Housing 1989-2019 (English, German, Hardcover)
Stefan Forster; Contributions by Michael Moenninger; Text written by Benjamin Pfeifer; Photographs by Lisa Farkas, Jean-Luc Valentin
R1,081 Discovery Miles 10 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ever since the firm's establishment in 1989, Frankfurt-based Stefan Forster Architekten (SFA) had a special focus on housing. A starting point for this was the urgent necessity of refurbishment and modernisation of the vast housing developments constructed of prefabricated concrete slabs as part of the urban rebuilding programmes in the newly founded federal states of eastern Germany following the country's re-unification in 1990. From the initial 'Haus 07' in Leinefelde, Thuringia, SFA have moved on, creating a remarkable body of work in metropolitan housing. Their designs comprise large-scale public multi-unit blocs and single-family town houses on small plots, as well as the transformation of former office and public administration structures. This first monograph on SFA highlights how the firm has constantly worked on raising the standards in residential architecture, years before the current shortage of housing in urban areas has made such improvements so urgent. The book features 30 designs that exemplify SFA's approach and philosophy. Text in English and German.

Drei Zimmer, Kuche, Diele, Bad - Eine Wohnung mit Optionen (German, Paperback): Verena Von Beckerath, Barbara Schoenig Drei Zimmer, Kuche, Diele, Bad - Eine Wohnung mit Optionen (German, Paperback)
Verena Von Beckerath, Barbara Schoenig
R1,002 Discovery Miles 10 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The inter- and transdisciplinary research project Drei Zimmer, Kuche, Diele, Bad used a vacant home to formulate and consider questions about the future of housing. The residence, a listed building ensemble in Weimar dating from the 1920s, initially served as a work, discussion, and exhibition space for students of architecture and urbanism. A small number of significant interventions transformed it into a space that enabled not just alternative dwelling options, but also neighborhood-focused activities. The new residents were selected through a concept proposal process, and the researchers analyzed their usage of the dwelling over the course of two years. Lasting five years in total (2017-2021), the project began as a cooperation between the Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar, the Thuringer Aufbaubank funding and development agency, and the Weimarer Wohnstatte municipal housing company under the aegis of the Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture.

Arassociati Milanese Architecture (English, Italian, Hardcover): ,Anna Mainoli Arassociati Milanese Architecture (English, Italian, Hardcover)
,Anna Mainoli
R1,771 R1,528 Discovery Miles 15 280 Save R243 (14%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book illustrates the extensive design and construction work in Milan over the past 20 years by the notable Milanese architectural firm ARAssociati. This award-winning firm has been involved in a wide range of projects, including new construction in the residential, hospitality, office and retail sectors, as well as work on prestigious historic buildings. Projects in the historical heart of the city are counterbalanced by those in the new areas of Milan, which is undergoing a transformation to a multicentric metropolis. The result is an expertise based on a deeply rooted knowledge of the city and its history, sensitive to the context and stratification over time, allowing the firm to retrace and map out the large-scale transformations that have changed and are still changing the face of Milan. Text in English and Italian.

Florian Nagler - Munich - De aedibus international 24 (English, German, Paperback): Heinz Wirz Florian Nagler - Munich - De aedibus international 24 (English, German, Paperback)
Heinz Wirz
R797 Discovery Miles 7 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Florian Nagler's work is a veritable "recherche patiente", as his buildings have an experimental character. For instance the "research buildings" in Bad Aibling are exercises on what building with wood, plastered brick and concrete can each mean. The Wohnen am Dantebad housing development reinterprets the traditional pergola. Text in English and German.

Estudio Ramos - Honest Modernism (Hardcover, Unabridged edition): Oscar Ojeda Estudio Ramos - Honest Modernism (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
Oscar Ojeda
R2,369 Discovery Miles 23 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Based in Buenos Aires and New York, Estudio Ramos has developed a distinctive style that relies on a well defined vision of modernism. Through 35 years of experience the firm has developed its work with a deep respect for architectures principles. Their goal is to encourage reflection through a simple, pure and honest architectural language. Through 35 years of experience the firm has developed it's work with a deep respect for architecture's principles. In their long trajectory of residential and commercial building they seek to understand and interpret each project's context, pursuing its ideal scale and sustainability. In their long trajectory of residential and commercial building they seek to understand and interpret each project's context pursuing its ideal scale and sustainability. The particular nature of Estudio Ramos work's is strongly conferred from the use of the exposed concrete. It evokes stone, which emphasizes its qualities of durability and hardness while being crafted in an artistic manner.

Team 10 East - Revisionist Architecture in Real Existing Modernism (Paperback): Lukasz Stanek Team 10 East - Revisionist Architecture in Real Existing Modernism (Paperback)
Lukasz Stanek
R785 Discovery Miles 7 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume coins the term "Team 10 East" as a conceptual tool to discuss the work of Team 10 members and fellow travelers from state-socialist countries--such as Oskar Hansen of Poland, Charles Polonyi of Hungary, and Radovan Niksic of Yugoslavia. This new term allows the book's contributors to approach these individuals from a comparative perspective on socialist modernism in Central and Eastern Europe and to discuss the relationship between modernism and modernization across the Iron Curtain. In so doing, "Team 10 East" addresses "revisionism" in state-socialist architecture and politics as well as shows how Team 10 East architects appropriated, critiqued, and developed postwar modernist architecture and functionalist urbanism both from within and beyond the confines of a Europe split by the Cold War.

Identity - New Commercial, Cultural and Mobility Architecture (Hardcover): Graft Identity - New Commercial, Cultural and Mobility Architecture (Hardcover)
Graft
R1,333 Discovery Miles 13 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The international and multidisciplinary practice GRAFT conceives of itself as a label for architecture, urban design, product design, and music. GRAFT calls itself a "hybrid office" and produces dynamic architectural designs for standard commissions; however, the architects also initiate their own projects and system solutions for tasks with a social, ecological, or esthetic emphasis. The book presents buildings by GRAFT in the fields of culture, offices, brand architecture, retail, and mobility. It contains about forty generously illustrated projects that document a wide range of work in which the respective corporate culture is incorporated in GRAFT's sophisticated architectural language. Dialectic essays focus on the practice's key themes, such as the debate on urban identity or mobility transition.

Frederick Kiesler: Face to Face with the Avant-Garde - Essays on Network and Impact (Hardcover): Peter Bogner, Gerd Zillner,... Frederick Kiesler: Face to Face with the Avant-Garde - Essays on Network and Impact (Hardcover)
Peter Bogner, Gerd Zillner, Frederick Kiesler Foundation; Foreword by Hani Rashid
R1,171 R1,104 Discovery Miles 11 040 Save R67 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Frederick Kiesler was a committed networker and communicated regularly with the who’s who of the avant-garde. He was an important intermediary between the visionary ideas of the European Moderne movement and the up-and-coming New York art scene. About 20 contributions portray his colorful life and his multifaceted oeuvre in various contexts, and place Kiesler in a dialog with the most important artists and architects of his time. The publication on the occasion of the 20 year anniversary of the Friedrich Kiesler Foundation deals with his relationship with the Bauhaus, surrealism, and the New York School, as well as with personalities such as Richard Buckminster Fuller, Marcel Duchamp, Arshile Gorky, Theo van Doesburg, Piet Mondrian, Hans Arp, Sigfried Giedion, and others.

Huellas - Escritos 2005-2020 (Spanish, Paperback): Josep Lluis Mateo Huellas - Escritos 2005-2020 (Spanish, Paperback)
Josep Lluis Mateo; Edited by Arnau Pascual
R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Josep Lluis Mateo is one of Spain's leading architects and one of Europe's most influential intellectuals. He runs a firm called mateoarquitectura in Barcelona, which has designed buildings in many countries such as Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Alongside his work as guest lecturer, Mateo was Professor of Design at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich from 2002 to 2014. Mateo's standing as a pacesetter in the international intellectual discourse about the future of architecture is closely tied to the journal Quaderns d'Arquitectura i Urbanisme, which has appeared in Catalan, Spanish and English since 1985 and of which he was editor-in-chief between 2002 and 2014. Under Matteo, it developed into the leading platform for discussions on architectural issues, urban design, and aesthetic concepts. Footprints: Writings 2005-2020 collects his most important texts from the last fifteen years - short and longer essays and vignettes, along with interviews touching on questions about the elements, environmental and urban contexts, as well as on Matteo's own designs. The texts are illustrated and arranged thematically, to allow the juxtaposition to inspire new connections. Text in Spanish.

Der Dom zu Halberstadt (German, Paperback, aktualisierte Auflage): Petra Janke Der Dom zu Halberstadt (German, Paperback, aktualisierte Auflage)
Petra Janke
R77 Discovery Miles 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Die Architektur des Halberstadter Doms, seine Ausstattung und ikonographischen Zeugnisse bilden ein nahezu einzigartiges Ensemble, das Geschichte und Glauben vergangener Tage lebendig werden lasst. Der Domschatz ist die die groesste Sammlung mittelalterlicher Kunst, die so in Deutschland erhalten geblieben ist.

The Vitra Campus - Architecture Design Industry (3rd edition) (Paperback): Mateo Kries, Johanna Thieme, Henrike Buscher, Louisa... The Vitra Campus - Architecture Design Industry (3rd edition) (Paperback)
Mateo Kries, Johanna Thieme, Henrike Buscher, Louisa Sawatzki
R635 Discovery Miles 6 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since the 1980s, Vitra has enlisted some of the world's leading architects to design buildings for its campus, including Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, SANAA, Alvaro Siza, Nicholas Grimshaw and Herzog & de Meuron. This has resulted in a unique architectural ensemble that attracts 350,000 visitors each year, about which Philip Johnson wrote: "Since the Weissenhofsiedlung in Stuttgart in 1927, there has not been a gathering in a single place of a group of buildings designed by the most distinguished architects in the Western world." While the renowned Vitra Design Museum presents alternating exhibitions, the Schaudepot gives visitors an insight into parts of the museum's extensive collection. In addition, during their time on the Campus, visitors can take part in a guided tour of the architecture or a workshop, enjoy the view from the Vitra Slide Tower and afterwards slide down the 37-meter-long slide, experience furniture classics and new products from the Vitra Home Collection in the VitraHaus as well as savour the offers of the shops and cafes. Originally published in 2014, this revised flexibound edition of The Vitra Campus offers an overview of Vitra architecture, its daily use, the development of the Campus and biographies of the contributing architects. An ideal souvenir and campus guide, The Vitra Campus is also a fascinating read about some of the most significant architects and buildings of our time.

Mapping the Croatian Coast - A Road Trip to Architectural Legacies of Cold War and Tourism Boom (Paperback): Antonia Dika,... Mapping the Croatian Coast - A Road Trip to Architectural Legacies of Cold War and Tourism Boom (Paperback)
Antonia Dika, Bernadette Krejs
R782 R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Save R41 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, conceived as a road trip, leads through the fascinating architectural heritage from the time of the tourism boom and of the Cold War in Croatia. Along the Adriatic high way, the picturesque coastal road from the 1960s, impressive hotel complexes and secret military posts emerged at the same time, which today share a similar fate: as ruins with a sea view. The authors from the research department of housing and design of TU Vienna outline routes to these hidden architectures, describe their development, their role in the non-aligned state of Yugoslavia, their decline, and their transformation. Eight removable folding maps examine special phenomena of the coastal area and make the book a practical guide on the journey to the hidden gems of the Croatian Adriatic coast.

Depositions - Roberto Burle Marx and Public Landscapes under Dictatorship (Hardcover): Catherine Seavitt Nordenson Depositions - Roberto Burle Marx and Public Landscapes under Dictatorship (Hardcover)
Catherine Seavitt Nordenson
R1,217 R1,142 Discovery Miles 11 420 Save R75 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Recipient of 2019 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize, Foundation for Landscape Studies 2021 On the Brinck Book Award Winner "Burle Marx created a new and modern grammar for international landscape design." -Lauro Cavalcanti, quoted in the New York Times "The real creator of the modern garden." -American Institute of Architects Presenting the first English translation of Burle Marx's "depositions," this volume highlights the environmental advocacy of a preeminent Brazilian landscape architect who advised and challenged the country's military dictatorship. Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994) is internationally known as one of the preeminent modernist landscape architects. He designed renowned public landscapes in Brazil, beginning with small plazas in Recife in the 1930s and culminating with large public parks in the early 1960s, most significantly the Parque do Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro. Depositions explores a pivotal moment in Burle Marx's career-the years in which he served as a member of the Federal Cultural Council created by the military dictatorship in the mid-1960s. Despite the inherent conflict and risk in working with the military regime, Burle Marx boldly used his position to advocate for the protection of the unique Brazilian landscape, becoming a prophetic voice of caution against the regime's policies of rapid development and resource exploitation. Depositions presents the first English translation of eighteen environmental position pieces that Burle Marx wrote for the journal Cultura , a publication of the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture, from 1967 through 1973. Catherine Seavitt Nordenson introduces and contextualizes the depositions by analyzing their historical and political contexts, as well as by presenting pertinent examples of Burle Marx's earlier public projects, which enables a comprehensive reading of the texts. Addressing deforestation, the establishment of national parks, the place of commemorative sculpture, and the unique history of the Brazilian cultural landscape, Depositions offers new insight into Burle Marx's outstanding landscape oeuvre and elucidates his transition from prolific designer to prescient counselor.

Marion Manley - Miami's First Woman Architect (Paperback): Marion Manley - Miami's First Woman Architect (Paperback)
R1,088 R897 Discovery Miles 8 970 Save R191 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This title focuses on a key architect in Florida's first building boom. Marion Manley (1893-1984) was Maimi's first female architect and successfully maintained an independent architectural practice in south Florida over much of the twentieth century. In this first comprehensive, illustrated work on Manley, Catherine Lynn and Carie Penabad explore the relationship of Manley's work to her life and to the broader historical moment of which she was a part, including the overall development of the city of Miami. The book catalogs all of Manley's known work, includes images and plans where available, and provides detailed examinations of what the authors consider to be her best, most emblematic work in each phase of her long career. Best known as one of the designers of the innovative University of Miami campus built just after the Second World War, Manley worked on other public buildings that are less well known, including an addition to the John Ringling Museum in Sarasota. Her residential work is interesting as well: modest and rational, with careful consideration of regional characteristics and construction appropriate to the south Florida landscape. As noted architect Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk remarks in her foreword, 'Understanding the reduced circumstances of the provenance of these buildings and their low-technology characteristics, such as rooms with cross ventilation, large areas of shaded glass, and the almost tactile relationship to the adjacent landscape, we must admire the legacy of Marion Manley'.

Egon Eiermann: Deutsche Olivetti (Hardcover): Klaus Kinold Egon Eiermann: Deutsche Olivetti (Hardcover)
Klaus Kinold
R1,016 R827 Discovery Miles 8 270 Save R189 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The ensemble with its prominent twin towers that Egon Eiermann (1904-1970) built in Frankfurt am Main for the Italian office machinery company Olivetti, was the Karlsruhe architect's last major project. His priorities lay in the slender form, derived from the task, the construction and the material to create a characteristic silhouette. Adriano Olivetti, the son of the company's founder, valued not only the firm's products, which became cult objects of Italianita in the field of design and which established the 'Stile Olivetti'. He also made the same demands regarding quality in architecture. The grandson, Roberto Olivetti, commissioned Eiermann, a famous representative of German postwar Modernism, to design the German branch offices. For the architect the project formed the culmination of his career, while for the Karlsruhe student Klaus Kinold it marked the beginning of a career as a photo g-rapher of architecture. He maintained that he had learned more for his future profession from his teacher Egon Eiermann than from anyone else.

The Grotta Home by Richard Meier - A Marriage of Architecture and Craft (Hardcover): Tom Grotta The Grotta Home by Richard Meier - A Marriage of Architecture and Craft (Hardcover)
Tom Grotta; Contributions by Glenn Adamson, Matthew Drutt, Sheila Hicks, Joseph Giovannini, …
R1,634 R1,382 Discovery Miles 13 820 Save R252 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A 'vessel for living' - such were the words Glenn Adamson used to describe this remarkable residence. Richard Meier designed the Grotta home to house Sandra and Louis Grotta's collection of contemporary studio jewellery and significant works in wood, ceramic and fibre. The building was conceived around the collection, framing the objects within the open architecture, which comprises an equal blend of glass and concrete. Nature, visible from many vantage points, plays an essential supporting role. The Grotta Home by Richard Meier: A Marriage of Architecture and Craft is rich in photographs of the collection and provides impressive insights into this exceptionally personal project. The accompanying essays afford the reader a greater sense of how the Grottas have not simply acquired art, but have immersed themselves in it.

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