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From the gothic fantasies of Walpole's Otranto to post-modern takes
on the country house by Kazuo Ishiguro and Ian McEwan, Phyllis
Richardson guides us on a tour through buildings real and imagined
to examine how authors' personal experiences helped to shape the
homes that have become icons of English literature. We encounter
Jane Austen drinking 'too much wine' in the lavish ballroom of a
Hampshire manor, discover how Virginia Woolf's love of Talland
House at St Ives is palpable in To the Lighthouse, and find Evelyn
Waugh remembering Madresfield Court as he plots Charles Ryder's
return to Brideshead. Drawing on historical sources, biographies,
letters, diaries and the novels themselves, House of Fiction opens
the doors to these celebrated houses, while offering candid
glimpses of the writers who brought them to life.
Space is at a premium in growing cities. In the countryside, we
want to preserve nature and the landscape. In impoverished parts of
the world, the necessity for sustainable and economical shelter is
stronger than ever. Lifestyles and daily routines are also
changing. We live in an interconnected world in which digital
communication, information, and entertainment are pervasive. Yet
basic human needs remain constant: a roof over our heads and
somewhere to cook, eat, and sleep. Increasingly, we look for ways
to occupy our habitats more ecologically, flexibly, and
efficiently. Digital design tools, sustainable materials, and new
prefabrication technologies have led to an explosion in innovative
ideas for designing domestic spaces, particularly those in tight
surroundings. All the homes in Nano House are drawn from a broad
array of climatic and environmental contexts, building methods, and
spatial innovations. This lively book is the perfect resource and
inspiration for designers, architects, builders for anyone looking
to maximize living space with minimal environmental impact."
One of the most powerful design philosophies of recent years has
been architect Glenn Murcutt's dictum that buildings should "touch
the earth lightly." Ever since the Industrial Revolution,
architects have sought to liberate our houses from their solid
foundations, but now climate change, new materials and restricted
land use have given fresh impetus to finding lightweight solutions
for our dwellings. The projects here combine two strands of
thinking: that buildings can weigh less and have minimal impact on
their environments, and that this lightness--visual, material,
ecological--can create beautiful, ethereal houses that offer new,
natural modes of habitation and greater communion with our
surroundings. Each of the 40 houses selected by Phyllis
Richardson--author of the widely successful "XS" series and "Nano
House"--is presented through photographs, plans and lucid
explanations. Residences that float on air or water, ingenious
constructions using local materials, innovative structures,
inflatable spaces, high-tech hyper-intelligent houses--"superlight"
takes many forms. From the desert landscape of Arizona to the urban
jungle of Tokyo, from rural China to mountainous Chile, this book
brings new solutions for architects and designers everywhere.
From the gothic fantasies of Walpole's Otranto to post-modern takes
on the country house by Kazuo Ishiguro and Ian McEwan, Phyllis
Richardson guides us on a tour through buildings real and imagined
to examine how authors' personal experiences helped to shape the
homes that have become icons of English literature. We encounter
Jane Austen drinking 'too much wine' in the lavish ballroom of a
Hampshire manor, discover how Virginia Woolf's love of Talland
House at St Ives is palpable in To the Lighthouse, and find Evelyn
Waugh remembering Madresfield Court as he plots Charles Ryder's
return to Brideshead. Drawing on historical sources, biographies,
letters, diaries and the novels themselves, House of Fiction opens
the doors to these celebrated houses, while offering candid
glimpses of the writers who brought them to life.
This book arises out of the need which has been felt for what might
be called "A Primer of Christianity." It is especially for those
who are conscious of the great importance today of the scientific
outlook and want to know how Christian faith and Christian theology
can claim to be true when measured by scientific standards.
Richardson shows that there can be and does exist a real science of
theology working on the data provided by the historical facts
concerning Christ and the Church, and that it has reached real and
important results. He outlines what these are and shows how they
point the way to the next step, which can only be taken by each
person for himself--personal faith.
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