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The Iconic House
Architectural Masterworks Since 1900
Series: Iconic House Series
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Ideal for students, professionals, design lovers, and anyone inspired by architecture and the dream of building a home.
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
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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 a careful understanding of clients' needs. Each house possesses 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. Additionally, 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.
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Wallpaper* calls it 'a pretty much definitive guide to the houses that have come to define “modern architecture”.' House & Garden describes it as 'the ultimate handbook for those wanting to delve into the evolution of 20th-century architecture.'
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780500293942
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 16 August 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Contributors:
- Photographs by Richard Powers
- Photographs by Richard Powers
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 208.0mm
Height: 224.0mm
Weight: 1600g
Pages: 376
About the Author
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. Dominic Bradbury is a writer and journalist specialising in architecture, interiors and design. He writes for many magazines and newspapers in the UK and internationally, including The Times, The Guardian and House & Garden. His many books include Mid-Century Modern Design, The Iconic American House, The Iconic House and New Nordic Houses, all published by Thames & Hudson. He lives in Norfolk with his wife and children.
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