The iconic house : architectural masterworks since 1900 / Dominic Bradbury ; with photographs by Richard Powers.
By: Bradbury, Dominic [author.].
Contributor(s): Powers, Richard [photographer.].
Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, ©2018Edition: Compact and updated edition.Description: 375 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 23 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780500293942.Subject(s): 1900-1999 | Architecture, Domestic -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works | Architect-designed houses -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works | Architects -- Biography | Architects | Architect-designed houses | Architecture, Domestic | Architects | Architect-designed houses | Architecture, Domestic | EinfamilienhausGenre/Form: Pictorial works. | History. | Biography. | Illustrated works. | Biographies. | Print books.Summary: 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.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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First published in the United Kingdom in 2009 by Thames & Hudson Ltd.
Includes bibliography (pages 365-367) and index.
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.