Twentieth-century residential architecture
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Twentieth-century residential architecture
Abbeville Press , Laurence King Publishing, 2002
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Description
As the basic building block of the human environment, the house has served as an inexhaustible playground where architects experiment with theories, styles, forms, and materials. Arguably, the best and most innovative residential architecture has been conceived and realized over the past 100 years -- from the cantileveral serenity of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater to the spectacular Chemosphere, which resembles a UFO that has planted its landing gear in the Hollywood Hills. This book, the first to chronicle the development of the modern house, examines major shifts in international domestic design over the past century as it highlights a superb selection of extraordinary homes. Author Richard Weston engagingly tells the story of the twentieth-century house through eight semi-chronological design themes. From the Arts and Crafts period to the present, he covers a wide range of homes exemplifying each period and presents more than 100 benchmark dwellings with detailed architectural drawings.
Weston also addresses the fascinating ways in which domestic design has both reflected and influenced the changing social climates and lifestyles of the past century, making this a book that will appeal to anthropologists, as well as architects, designers, and homeowners.
Table of Contents
Introduction 7 1. The House as a Work of Art 8 2. The Modern House 32 3. Machines for Living in 64 4. Place, Climate and Culture 90 5. The American Dream 128 6. Scandinavian Modern 166 7. From Post-Modern Houses to Postmodern Dwelling 188 8. Continuity and Transformations 214 Further Reading 264 Index 266 Picture Credits 270 Acknowledgements 270
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