Red House. Bexleyheath 1859

Hollamby, Edward

ISBN 10: 1854547046 / ISBN 13: 9781854547040

Edité par Architecture Design and Technology Press, London, 1991

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Glossy pictorial card covers, large square 4to. Unnumbered pages. Illustrated with large reproductions of the original architectural drawings, a set of current measured drawings of the house and a portfolio of 24 large format photographs by Charlotte Wood. Foreword by Hugh Casson. Red House is the building designed for William Morris by his architect friend Philip Webb in 1858, and an internationally important example of an Arts and Craft building. This monograph is the third in a series of Architecture in Detail studies of important buildings from the publisher. Very slight creasing to cover top edge else a bright, crisp copy. Near fine.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Red House. Bexleyheath 1859
• Éditeur: Architecture Design and Technology Press, London
• Date de parution: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1854547046
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781854547040
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Near Fine

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Synopsis

The house documented here was designed for William Morris, the founder of the British Arts and Crafts movement, and its design was heavily influenced by him. It was designed by his architect friend Philip Webb in 1858 and is one of the earliest architectural expressions of the Arts and Crafts ideal. While apparently unnoticed at the time of its construction, it nevertheless had such symbolic power that it later came to be seen as the herald of a new age of honest, truthful and democratic architecture. The book incorporates a detailed illustrated essay depicting how William Morris built the house and describing its particular features. It also contains large reproductions of Philip Webb's original drawings, a comprehensive set of current measured drawings of the house and a portfolio of 24 outsize photographs conveying what it is actually like to walk around, and through, Red House. The author has lived in the house since 1952 and has been restoring it to its original condition. It is intended equally for scholars and historians, practising architects and architectural students and lay enthusiasts. The book is part of the "Architecture in Detail" series. The books do not carry a contents list. The common layout of the books in the series is: essay, photographs, specially commissioned drawings, reference details (bibliography and chronology). Each of these monographs is designed to be a complete and accurate archival record and intended to be the standard reference on that building for students and scholars as well as practising architects.