The iconic house architectural masterworks since 1900

The Iconic House' features over 100 of the most important and influential houses designed and built since 1900. International in scope and wide-ranging in style, the houses share a remarkable sensitivity to site and context, appreciation of local materials and building traditions, and careful u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bradbury, Dominic, autor (autor), Powers, Richard, 1967- fotógrafo (fotógrafo)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Thames & Hudson Ltd 2018
Edición:The compact and updated edition, 2018
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Sumario:The Iconic House' features over 100 of the most important and influential houses designed and built since 1900. International in scope and wide-ranging in style, the houses share a remarkable sensitivity to site and context, appreciation of local materials and building traditions, and careful understanding of clients' needs. Each, however, has a unique approach that makes it groundbreaking and radical for its time. Concise, informative texts and fresh, vibrant illustrations, including specially commissioned photographs, floor plans and drawings, offer detailed documentation, while a bibliography, gazetteer and list of houses by type provide further information. Whether Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau, Modernist or Minimalist, High-Tech or new vernacular, these unforgettable buildings from around the world will inspire and delight students and professionals, design aficionados and anyone who dreams of building a house of their own --
Notas:Reprinted 2021
"With 660 illustrations" -- Colofón
Descripción Física:375 páginas : ilustraciones (color) ; 23 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 365-367) e índice
ISBN:9780500293942