Bradbury, Dominic
The iconic house : architectural masterworks since 1900 Dominic Bradbury ; with photographs by Richard Powers - London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, c2018. - 375 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
First published in the United Kingdom in 2009 by Thames & Hudson Ltd.
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.
9780500293942
2018932600
Architecture, Domestic--Pictorial works--20th century
Architect-designed houses--History--20th century
Architects--Biography
Architects
728.370904 BR IC
The iconic house : architectural masterworks since 1900 Dominic Bradbury ; with photographs by Richard Powers - London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, c2018. - 375 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
First published in the United Kingdom in 2009 by Thames & Hudson Ltd.
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.
9780500293942
2018932600
Architecture, Domestic--Pictorial works--20th century
Architect-designed houses--History--20th century
Architects--Biography
Architects
728.370904 BR IC