Architecture - Buildings - Residential

The phrase "apartment building" has traditionally brought to mind, at worst, massive blocks of Soviet-era collective housing, and, at best, the rarified lofts of Manhattan's skyscrapers. But a new generation of architects and designers are working to impart to multi-unit housing the degree of...

The human being was at the center of Danish modernism. Traditional craftsmanship and a high degree of quality influenced both its design and its architecture. Alongside the construction of numerous groundbreaking public buildings, the 1950s and 60s saw the design of many single-family homes...

Led by Pritzker Prize-winning artistic director Alejandro Aravena (born 1967), the Elemental studio, based in Santiago, Chile, possesses a diversely skilled staff whose analytical approach has produced highly original solutions to social challenges such as the housing shortage in Santiago's poorer neighborhoods. Instead of...

This volume brings to mind visions of great locations: white sandy beaches and azure waters as well as spectacular mountain ranges provide the backdrop for these dream getaways. All of these resorts and settings are unique and share certain elements in common - a...

Since the early 1970s, when he began photographing on the streets of his native Los Angeles, Anthony Hernandez has consistently pushed his practice into uncharted territory, challenging himself by adopting new formats and subject matter. Moving from black and white to color, from 35mm...

In 1950, a young Vancouver architectural apprentice was handed a small house project that his boss was too busy to take on. The apprentice, Ron Thom, took the simple plan and rectangular foundation that had been roughed in, and transformed it into a groundbreaking...

'Merrick House' is an exhaustive documentation of one of Western Architectural period jewels, a home Merrick as a young architect built by hand on the steep wooded slopes of West Vancouver, BC in the early seventies. The photographs by Michael Perlmutter bring out the...

Author: Kara RosenlundISBN-10: 1921383887ISBN-13: 9781921383885Publisher: Lantern AustraliaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2016Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.60lbsSize: 11.40h x 8.40w x 1.10d

Unparalleled variety in style and type: traditional and modern, and everything in between; grand villas and homes with small footprints; posh seaside or rural escapes, resplendent and remote cabins; urban townhouses and dream dwellings Coverage of projects ranges across most continents, from alpine regions...

Rounds barns are architectural phenomena that have graced rural America for over a century. Today the few that survive stand as symbols of another generation's innovation and ingenuity. To understand the importance of these buildings is to begin to understand the story of farming...

This exquisite, fully illustrated monograph showcases a curated selection of rarely published projects by Richard Manion Architects, a firm dedicated to distinguished and contemporary classical styles.Author: Adele CygelmanISBN-10: 1864708573ISBN-13: 9781864708578Publisher: Images Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2021Pages: 276Format: HardcoverWeight: 6.65lbsSize: 11.60h x 15.10w x 1.20d

A unique account of how the architectural titan Moshe Safdie's body of unrealised works might have changed the course of history.Author: Michael J. CrosbieISBN-10: 1864708492ISBN-13: 9781864708493Publisher: Images Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/20/2020Pages: 184Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.45lbsSize: 9.50h x 9.50w x 1.00d

Tramonto is a contemporary single-family home that integrates the natural beauty of the adjacent state park and ocean views. The placement of the home overlooks the canyon, the surrounding Santa Monica Mountains, and the California coastline. The diffusion of the built form defines the...

House and home are words routinely used to describe where and how one lives. This book challenges predominant definitions and argues that domesticity fundamentally satisfies the human need to create and inhabit a defined place in the world. Consequently, house and home have performed...

The fastest growing housing market today is in green construction and sustainable systems. The greatest social demand is for community. Developing Sustainable Communities uses the model of cohousing communities as example for developing sustainable neighborhoods. Cohousing recreates the neighborhoods our parents grew up in...

Are you building and want a new home that is healthy and mold-free? This book makes it simple. Each step of construction is covered and explains suggestions on materials to use, the common types of mistakes made, and proper construction.Topics include mold, ventilation, and...

Author: National Committee on Wood Utilization UISBN-10: 0898755212ISBN-13: 9780898755213Publisher: University Press of the PacificLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2001Pages: 228Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d

Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream is an exploration of new architectural possibilities for American cities and suburbs in the aftermath of the recent foreclosure crisis in the United States. During the summer of 2011, five interdisciplinary teams of architects, urban planners, ecologists, engineers and...

This gorgeous oversized tome features thirty-six sublime country homes, many overlooking the Hudson River. This scenic stretch of estates along the Hudson offers some of the finest examples of American architecture and landscape design. The edition's thirty-five featured homes were designed in a range...

A rare exploration of the racial and class politics of architecture, Little White Houses examines how postwar media representations associated the ordinary single-family house with middle-class whites to the exclusion of others, creating a powerful and invidious cultural iconography that continues to resonate today....

In a list of objectives and inquiries meant to guide and make profitable the European travel of two young Americans in 1788, Thomas Jefferson noted, "Architecture is] worth great attention. As we double our numbers ever 20 years we must double our houses.... It...

The Dalzells . . . do an astonishing job of placing Kykuit in historical context while weaving the larger-than-life Rockefeller personalities into its very walls and hallways.--Los Angeles Times One hundred years ago America's richest man established a dynastic seat, the granite-clad Kykuit, high...

Enjoy this thorough exploration of Balinese design with stunning photographs of the most exemplary architecture and interiors in Bali. Bali has long been a creative inspiration for the world -- providing exciting new architectural ideas that are emulated today in homes and hotels everywhere....

With rich photography and insightful commentary, this Thai architecture and interior design book showcases some of the finest modern masterpieces in Southeast Asia. A tremendous body of sophisticated and sensitively designed architectural work has been produced in Thailand in the first decade of the...

A richly illustrated overview of fresh contemporary trends in the residential architecture of the countryside. The thirty houses featured in this beautifully illustrated volume range from a Portuguese vacation home whose granite facade blends seamlessly into an ancient system of agricultural terraces to a...

The doors are wide open and you're welcome to wander through. Don't worry about the carpets as you enter through stately doorways, cozy up to colossal fireplaces, and climb poetic staircases. For those who love the old homes of the New England area, this...

Images of America: Virginia's Presidential Homes takes a visual excursion to the homes of the eight Virginia-born men who served as president of the United States: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson....

This book examines house types from Britain to Syria to disclose how people imagined and articulated their place in the Roman world. Shelly Hales considers the nature and role of domestic decoration and its part in promoting social identities. From the Egyptian themes of...

Since the modernism pioneered by Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil, Latin America has become one of the world's most exciting locations for contemporary architecture. The wide architectural range, set amid varied climates, social conditions, and environments, has brought international attention to a continent that's making...

The widespread interest in constructing and restoring Victorian homes makes this a must-have volume for today's builders, homeowners, architects, and preservationists. It offers an abundance of authentic, finely detailed plans and designs for a variety of Victorian residences.Included are 100 front and side elevations,...

Frank Lloyd Wright firmly believed that life could be formed anew if new form could be brought to its setting, architecture. His revolt against customary architectural design was shared by rugged individualist Fred C. Robie, who chose Wright to build his dream house in...

A House in the Sun describes a number of experiments in solar house heating in American architectural, engineering, political, economic, and corporate contexts from the beginning of World War II until the late 1950s. Houses were built across the Midwest, Northeast, and Southwestern United...

"A winning book, a pleasure to read...a revelation about what architects actually do and how they go about doing it." -Los Angeles Times Witold Rybezynski takes us on an extraordinary odyssey as he tells the story of designing and building of his own house....

Filled with beautiful full-color photographs and detailed illustrations, an irresistible collection profiling 150 of the latest trends in contemporary loft design.The ultimate resource for designing and decorating loft spaces, 150 Best of the Best Loft Ideas presents 150 stunning lofts constructed and designed by...

From Louis Comfort Tiffany to Kurt Schwitters: an immersive appreciation of the home as artAs locuses of creativity, the homes of artists reflect the intellectual worlds of their creators. Starting with the Villa Stuck in Munich--the aesthetic, conceptual cosmos and life's work of the...

A beautifully illustrated and inspirational book that showcases stylish and relaxed homes set beside or on the water Engaging descriptions of each project by the owners, detailing challenges, and benefits, and full of tips and tricks from the experts Covers a wide range of...

Computer Architectures is a collection of multidisciplinary historical works unearthing sites, concepts, and concerns that catalyzed the cross-contamination of computers and architecture in the mid-20th century.Weaving together intellectual, social, cultural, and material histories, this book paints the landscape that brought computing into the imagination,...

Over the last twenty years, Jeff Malpas' research has involved his engagement with architects and other academics around the issues of place, architecture and landscape and particularly the way these practitioners have used the work of Martin Heidegger. In Rethinking Dwelling, Malpas' primary focus...

Duplex Architects exemplify innovative housing design in Switzerland and what it can contribute to urban development. Duplex Architects was founded in 2007 in Zurich and now also run offices in D?seldorf, Hamburg, and, most recently, in Paris. They have gained an excellent reputation internationally...

Pemba: Spontaneous Living Spaces looks at self-built dwellings and settlements in the case study city of Pemba in the Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique. 　 Self-built houses born from need, in haste and with limited economical resources are often considered to be temporary structures...

This book provides photographic documentation of the houses on five plotland sites in Shepperton. 27 small colour photographs document Hamhaugh Island in 2004. There are then 14 full page photos of views across the Thames showing the riverside dwelling on the other bank. In...

Can we get a feeling of spaciousness and well-being in an apartment when the available space is very limited? This book shows that not only is it possible, but often the solutions turn the house itself into a unique and singular space. These types...

2 Popular Shipping Container Homes Manuscripts in 1 Book: Shipping Container Homes: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Living in a Shipping Container Home and Tiny House Living Including Ideas and Examples of Designs Shipping Container Homes: The Step-By-Step Guide to Shipping Container Homes and...

SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES Shipping container homes are rapidly growing in popularity for a wide variety of reasons. Not only are they unique, they are also very inexpensive, often costing up to 50% less than a traditionally built house of comparable size Container homes are...

Gandhi and Architecture: A Time for Low-Cost Housing chronicles the emergence of a low-cost, low-rise housing architecture that conforms to M.K. Gandhi's religious need to establish finite boundaries for everyday actions; finitude in turn defines Gandhi's conservative and exclusionary conception of religion. Drawing from...

Once Dublin's most exclusive residential street, Henrietta Street was home to country's foremost figures from church, military, and state throughout the eighteenth century. In this elegant setting on the north side of the city, peers rubbed shoulders with property tycoons, clerics consorted with social...

Mexico City's first modernist building: A house by Swiss architects Hans Schmidt and Paul ArtariaThis volume chronicles the iconic double house in Mexico City constructed in 1930 by Swiss architects Hans Schmidt (1938-1972) and Paul Artaria (1892-1959). Built in the booming Colonia Del Valle...

Architectural drawings of 40 houses by Peruvian firm Llosa Cortegana Architects This monograph gathers projects by Lima-based architectural firm Llosa Cortegana Architects. Featuring texts by four architects, the monograph focuses on the planning process and preliminary drawings for 40 of the firm's modernist houses.Author:...

Against a backdrop of international intrigue and intense spiritual warfare, architect Marga Jann takes us on a seat-gripping journey through a quartet of academic assignments -- with much more at stake than her professorial mission. Based at Cambridge, she unwittingly finds herself embroiled in...

Cities have historically supported production, commerce, and consumption, all central to urban life. But in the contemporary Western city, production has been hidden or removed, and commerce and consumption have dominated. This book is about the importance of production in the life of the...