Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.37
EAN num: 9781581809978
ISBN number: 1581809972
Label: How
Manufacturer: How
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 576
Printing Date: October 25, 2006
Publishing house: How
Sale Popularity Level: 459879
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*More than 120 of today's architecturally significant homes, selected by a panel of international consultants
*A written and visual journey through the homes of different times and cultures-from Mayan thatched huts to the grand palaces of Europe and Asia
*Includes an 'Architects A-Z' feature--an easy-reference historical guide to the architects who have shaped architectural trends and design
From inner-city living and outer-city sprawl to spectacular country retreats and glimpses to the future, the architectural solutions used by today's architects can be found in Home. The book offers an insider's perspective, drawing on examples from history through to current trends. Home features easy to read floor plans and section views, stunning photography and perspectives from the architects themselves.
Home is a beautifully rich and inspiring visual reference book for anyone interested in designing, creating, and expanding their knowledge of architecture and home design.
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I purchased this book online for my bro in law for Christmas. It was a big hit with the whole family. Everyone passed it around. The book arrived on time and in good sealed conditio.
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A quick flip through this book and you could easily think that you're looking at contemporary Case Study Houses. Surely one of the criteria of those wonderful homes designed five decades ago was the skilful use of interior space. The 120 buildings in this book continue that theory.
This is a huge thick book (at about nine pounds) beautifully printed and designed with excellent architectural colour photos throughout. The homes, all built, more or less, in the last ten years, come from twenty countries with the US (especially California) Australia and Europe predominant.
The very first few pages dealing the concept of 'home' over the centuries I thought rather superfluous in a book about modern homes. The rest of the pages are divided into sections: In the city, Outer city, Future city, In the country, By the water and finally In your dreams. Dreams includes, for instance the Foster designed Chesa Futura, Wallace Cunningham's Crescent House and the S.A.O.T Architects Saint Leon House in Cape Town. Dream commissions by any standards. The back pages include comprehensive biographies of the architects.
All the homes in the book have several photos and some general text and captions but it is the large photos that I liked, with several stretching over a spread. The floor plans that go with the buildings are not quite so successful as they tend to look as if there have been fitted into whatever space was left on the page. They also vary in graphic style and are frequently minus text to explain what rooms are what.
Overall I thought this was a wonderful book on probably the best of contemporary homes around the world and is just the sort of title that will appear on a table in a future photo of a modern living room in an architectural magazine. Incidentally the book has been produced by an Australian book packager and as far as I can tell it does not seem to be available everywhere (least in the mainstream American book market) but don't let that put you off searching it out. I bought my copy new and at a very reduced rate from the cover price, a bargain!
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