Twentieth Century Houses (Architecture 3s)

Frank Lloyd Wright ; Robert Carter ; Alvar Aalto ; Richard Weston ; Charles and Ray Eames ; James Steele

ISBN 10: 0714838705 / ISBN 13: 9780714838700

Edité par Phaidon Press, London, 1999

A propos de cet article

Revised collected version of three monographs previously published separately by Phaidon. Listed in Hill's 'Buildings in Print: 100 influential and inspiring illustrated architecture books'. Contents: Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater / Robert Carter -- Alvar Aalto's Villa Mairea / Richard Weston -- and Charles and Ray Eames' Eames House / James Steele. 1 volume (unpaginated) : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 31 x 31 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, spine faded, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Twentieth Century Houses (Architecture 3s)
• Éditeur: Phaidon Press, London
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0714838705
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780714838700
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Photography and Film
  • Architecture and Design

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Synopsis

Part of a series that aims to place buildings within their historical context, this text considers Wright's Fallingwater, the Eames brother's Eames House and Alvar Aalto's Villa Mairea. It includes specially produced technical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed and put together. The text explains how together as innovative and experimental pieces, the house represent pinnacles of modern residential design.