Architects' Dream Houses

Architects' Dream Houses

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How do great houses come to be? Here are the stories of 10 extraordinary homes and their creation. From London architect Sir John Soane's postneoclassical 18th-century abode--and his awareness of light as an element of design--to writer Curzio Malaparte's spectacular-yet-austere 1930s villa, perched atop a rocky spur in Capri, Architects' Dream Houses ably illustrates the influences that led to the emergence of modernism. Included are such notable homes as William Morris and Philip Webb's Red House, Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House, Sir Edwin Lutyen's Mallet House, Victor Horta's house and studio, Antionio Gaudi's Guell Palace, Emmanuel Pontremoli's Greek villa for Theodore Reinach, and the interiors of writer Pierre Loti's home. This is an exquisitely photographed and splendidly written book.

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Book Contents:

1. Architectural Detail: Wood, Glass, Metal, Tile, Fiber
2. Architecture of the Home
3. Arizona Design Index, First Edition
4. Assisted-Living Housing for the Elderly: Design Innovations from the United States and Europe
5. Atlanta Home Book, Second Edition
6. Australia City Living
7. Baba-The Werkbund Housing Estate Prague
8. Building a Legacy: The Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park Home and Studio
9. Building for Hearst and Morgan: Voices from the George Loorz Papers
10. Cabin, Cottage, and Camp : New Designs on the Canadian Landscape

Book Contents

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