A handy resource for all lovers and enthusiasts of house design, featuring over 100 of the world's most significant residential buildings
Presents over 100 of the world's most significant residential buildings, now published in a compact format to create a handy resource for all lovers and enthusiasts of house design.
A handy resource for all lovers and enthusiasts of house design, featuring over 100 of the world's most significant residential buildings
Presents over 100 of the world's most significant residential buildings, now published in a compact format to create a handy resource for all lovers and enthusiasts of house design.
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.
“"Worth picking up, whether you know everything or nothing about architecture... It's clear that author and photographer love these houses in the way that the architects and owners did... The Iconic House may seem like a book for aficionados, one more attractive coffee table book for a carefully styled living room. But this book is also for people who know little about architecture and want to learn about it from an approachable instructor. Read one lively case study a night. Dog-ear the pages. Then look up and see that our homes are reflections, too, of our views and our values at this moment in time."”
'A pretty much definitive guide to the houses that have come to define “modern architecture”' - Wallpaper*
'The ultimate handbook for those wanting to delve into the evolution of 20th-century architecture' - House & Garden
Dominic Bradbury is a journalist and writer specializing in architecture and design. He is the author of many books on the subject, including Mountain Modern, New Brazilian House, Vertical Living, Mid Century Modern Complete, The Iconic Interior, Mediterranean Modern, New Natural Home and The Iconic House, all published by Thames & Hudson. Richard Powers specializes in interiors, architecture and the built environment. His books include The Iconic House, Beyond Bawa and New Natural Home, all published by Thames & Hudson.
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