This richly illustrated survey, bound in an elegant portable
format, profiles the most architecturally distinguished new houses
from around the globe. Features 300 color photographs and 150
black-and-white architectural drawings. The diversity of the
fifty-five houses featured in this photo-packed volume, by
architects like Alvaro Siza, Tony Fretton, Hild und K, Jim Jennings
Architecture, and Souto Moura Architects, demonstrates that the
single-family home continues to play a pivotal role as a means of
architectural expression and experimentation in the new millennium.
These structures, all designed, commenced, or completed in the past
four years, range from Tucson's Campbell Cliffs, a
25,000-square-foot mansion that reimagines Frank Lloyd Wright's
classic prairie style on a massive scale, to the Living Room in
Gelnhausen, Germany, a house-cum-artwork whose living room can
slide from the facade like a drawer to become a balcony! Author
Jonathan Bell, an experienced architecture journalist, divides the
book into four chapters that correspond to the main trends he
discerns in the featured buildings: "The House in the Landscape"
presents houses that stand alone in the landscape as architectural
statements in the grand Modernist tradition; "New Urban Sites"
highlights homes that fit into a larger architectural fabric;
"Pragmatic Solutions" focuses on designs for livable, affordable,
and environmentally sustainable housing; and "The Future" surveys
architects' varying visions of tomorrow's house. The case studies
of individual houses within these chapters include not only the
architects' own plans and elevations but also a generous number of
full-color interior and exterior photographs-some 300 in all.
Useful supplementary features, including an introduction that
illuminates the present state of residential architecture and
project credits that include contact information for the featured
architects, ensure that this handily-sized volume will be welcomed
by all practitioners, students, and enthusiasts of architecture.
General
Imprint: |
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2006 |
First published: |
April 2006 |
Authors: |
Jonathan Bell
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Dimensions: |
191 x 216 x 0mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7892-0885-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
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LSN: |
0-7892-0885-7 |
Barcode: |
9780789208859 |
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