{"product_id":"the-invisible-element-of-place-thomas-fisher-9780816669943","title":"The Invisible Element of Place: The Architecture of David Salmela","description":"\"Even though it's bold, it doesn't shout at you,\" David Salmela says of the silvery house he designed for a woodsy setting in Deephaven, Minnesota. \"It's not a barking dog. It's a resting, very gentle animal.\" The American Institute of Architects, conferring its 2008 Housing Award, was more direct: the house was, in the words of the jury, \"brilliantly designed.\" The Streeter house is just one of fifty-one notable projects by Minnesota architect Salmela featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Element of Place\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThomas Fisher explores both the beauty and the practicality of Salmela's award-winning designs--and offers insight into how an architectural firm as small and remote as Salmela's has been able to produce such consistently remarkable and internationally recognized results. Profiling such building projects as Jackson Meadow, a conservation community that has become a nationwide model; the Hawks Boot Factory, Zamzow house, and Bagley Nature Pavilion, which emphasize green building, solar power, and the use of natural light; and the Chrismer, Koch, Fiore, Roland, Ramberg, and Grams cabins, meshing clients' particular needs and the land's peculiar constraints, this book provides a rare vision of architectural design. \u003cbr\u003eGorgeous images from one of the nation's most unique architectural photographers showcase how Salmela's designs work in concert with individual wishes, environmental concerns, and artistic understanding, and his breathtaking buildings reflect the Midwest's culture, history, and, ideally, its future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Fisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816669945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816669943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.49h x 9.52w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011 pg. 158","brand":"Thomas Fisher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447791694079,"sku":"9780816669943","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ffa7fec-00f2-4e44-bfea-288c26a59621.jpg?v=1777234841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-invisible-element-of-place-thomas-fisher-9780816669943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}