Description:
Anyone who has ever fantasized about living in an architect-designed house will be spellbound by this display of splendid architecture. Each of the spectacular houses presented in this volume was drawn from the prestigious roster of Architectural Record's annual best of issue, a tradition that began in 1956. Thus this book features some of the most innovative and influential residential designs of the past four decades, with houses created by such notables as Philip Johnson, Richard Meier, José Luis Sert, Antoine Predock, Franklin Israel, Frank Gehry, and many others. As Clifford Pearson, an editor of Architectural Record, notes, architect-designed residences often are viewed as a barometer of what is happening in architecture at large. It is not too far out to suggest, then, that these structures have helped define the direction of American architecture in the latter half of this century. Each featured house is represented by a handsome portfolio of photos, plans, and drawings, and is accompanied by the original commentary published in the magazine.
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