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The Place of Houses
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This book is ideal for prospective home builders, architecture enthusiasts, and readers interested in how homes can shape and reflect community identity and personal dreams.
Examines houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, on the northern California coast, where the authors attempt to create a community.
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With a new epilogue
Richly illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, with photographs, plans, and cutaway drawings, this is a book for people who want a house but who may not know what they really need, or what they have a right to expect.
The authors establish the basis for good building by examining houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, on the northern California coast, where the authors attempt to create a community. These examples demonstrate how individual houses can express the care, energies, and dreams of the people who live in them, and can contribute to a larger sense of place.
The Place of Houses is essential reading for anyone interested in thoughtful architecture and community design.
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The Boston Globe praises the book for its eloquent perspective, highlighting that houses are about more than architecture alone. It is recommended as an essential read for anyone considering building a new home, emphasising its thoughtful approach to understanding what a house truly means.
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ISBN: 9780520223578
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 April 2001
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Illustration: 229 b-w photographs, 115 line illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 191.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 635g
Pages: 316
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About the Author
Charles Moore (1925-94) was Dean of the School of Architecture at Yale, Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles, and O'Neil Ford Professor of Architecture at the University of Texas. Donlyn Lyndon, Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, has served as Chair of the Departments of Architecture at Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Oregon. Gerald Allen was an editor of Architectural Record when this book was written; he now practices architecture in New York. All three authors have designed noteworthy houses.
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