Modern American Houses
by Clifford A. Pearson
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"Drawing from the roster of residences featured in Record Houses, this revised and expanded anniversary edition of Modern American Houses showcases the most progressive and influential designs from the last half century. Each decade since the 1950s is represented by a portfolio of lauded, debated, and inspired designs. With 325 photographs of seminal works by architects such as Richard Meier, Philip Johnson, Paul Rudolph, Charles Moore, and Frank Gehry alongside contemporary creations by show more Rick Joy, William Bruder, Tadao Ando, and the firm Morphosis, and others, this book is an informative visual chronicle of the trends in American architecture. Professionals and laypeople alike, and especially anyone who lives in - or dreams of living in - an architect-designed home, will be captivated by this array of houses."--BOOK JACKET. Drawing from the roster of award-winning residences featured in the annual Record Houses issue of Architectural Record, this book showcases the most innovative residential architecture of the past five decades, touching on many groundbreaking achievements along the way. show lessTags
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- Art & Design, Nonfiction, Home & Garden
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- 728.0973 — Arts & recreation Architecture Residential and related buildings History, geographic treatment, biography North America United States
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- NA7208 .M57 — Fine Arts 2599.5-2599.9 Architectural criticism Architecture Special classes of buildings Classed by use Domestic architecture. Houses. Dwellings
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