| Description |
319 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-315) and index. |
| Summary |
Some of the world's greatest architects, including Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, have used their talents to create groundbreaking innovations in American residential architecture over the past 120 years. Though wide-ranging in style, these houses share a remarkable sensitivity to site and context; appreciation of local materials; experimentation with form, materials, and technology; and understanding of clients' needs. Spanning the length and breadth of the United States, The Iconic American House features fifty of the most important, timeless, and recognizable houses designed since 1900. With pithy text and fresh, vibrant illustrations, this book presents a lavish array of architectural masterpieces designed by architects such as Philip Johnson, Richard Neutra, Peter Eisenman and Thomas Gluck. Specially commissioned and stunning photographs, floor plans, drawings and architect biographies ensure that it is perfect for students, professionals, design aficionados and anyone who dreams of building a house of their own. |
| Contents |
The Mount: Lenox, Massachusetts / Edith Wharton & Ogden Codman, Jr (1902) -- Gamble House: Pasadena, California / Greene & Greene (1909) -- Schindler House: West Hollywood, California / Rudolph Schindler (1922) -- Wharton Esherick: House & Studio: Malvern, Pennsylvania / Wharton Esherick (1926) -- Saarinen House: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan / Eliel Saarinen (1930) -- Morse House: Lake Forest, Illinois / William Zimmerman (1932) -- Gropius House: Lincoln, Massachusetts / Walter Gropius (1938) -- Falling-water: Mill Run, Pennsylvania / Frank Lloyd Wright (1939) -- Frelinghuysen Morris: House & Studio : Lenox, Massachusetts / George Sanderson & John Butler Swann (1931/41) -- Alden B. Dow: Home & Studio: Midland, Michigan / Alden B. Dow (1941) -- Kaufmann Desert: House: Palm Springs, California / Richard Neutra (1947) -- Ford House: Aurora, Illinois / Bruce Goff (1950) -- Healy Guest House: Sarasota, Florida / Ralph Twitchel! & Paul Rudolph (1950) -- Dawnridge: Beverly Hills, California / Tony Duquette & Caspar Ehmcke (1949) -- Eames House: Pacific Palisades, California / Charles & Ray Eames (1949) -- Glass House: New Canaan, Connecticut / Philip Johnson (1949) -- Farnsworth House: Plano, Illinois / Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1951) -- Butterfly House: Carmel, California / Frank Wynkoop (1951) -- Miller House: Columbus, Indiana / Eero Saarinen (1957) -- Umbrella House: Sarasota, Florida / Paul Rudolph (1953) -- Firestone House: Rancho Mirage, California / William Pereira (1957) -- Frank House: Fire Island, New York / Andrew Geller (1958) -- Nakashima Farmstead & Conoid Studio: New Hope, Pennsylvania / George Nakashima (1959) -- Dragon Rock: Garrison, New York / Russel Wright & David Leavitt (1961) -- Margaret Esherick: House: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Louis Kahn (1961) -- Strick House: Santa Monica, California / Oscar Niemeyer (1964) -- Vanna Venturi House: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Robert Venturi (1964) -- Sculptured House: Golden, Colorado / Charles Deaton (1965) -- Sunnylands: Rancho Mirage, California / A. Quincy Jones (1966) -- Esherick: Hedgerow House: Sea Ranch, California / Joseph Esherick (1966) -- Stillman House II: Litchfield, Connecticut / Marcel Breuer (1966) -- Kappe Residence: Pacific Palisades, California / Ray Kappe (1967) -- Gwathmey House & Studio: Amagansett, New York / Charles Gwathmey (1965) -- Elrod House: Palm Springs, California / John Lautner (1968) -- Round House: Wilton, Connecticut / Richard Foster (1968) -- Palevsky House: Palm Springs, California / Craig Ellwood (1970) -- Frey House II: Palm Springs, California / Albert Frey (1964) -- Douglas House: Harbor Springs, Michigan / Richard Meier (1973) -- House VI: Cornwall, Connecticut / Peter Eisenman (1975) -- Gerald Ford Estate: Rancho Mirage, California / Welton Becket & Associates (1978) -- Joe & Etsuko Price: Residence: Corona Del Mar, California / Bart Prince (1989) -- Greenberg House: Los Angeles, California / Ricardo Legorreta (1991) -- T-House: Wilton, New York / Simon Lingers (1992) -- Turtle Creek House: Dallas, Texas / Antoine Predock (1993) -- House at Toro Canyon: Montecito, California / Barton Myers (1999) -- Tower House: Syracuse, New York / Thomas Gluck / Gluck+ (2012) -- High Desert House: Joshua Tree, California / Kendrick Bangs Kellogg (1993) -- Ex of In House: Rhinebeck, New York / Steven Holl (2016) -- Woodstock Vermont: Farm: Woodstock, Vermont / Rick Joy (2008) -- The Pierre: San Juan Islands, Washington / Tom Kundig and Olson Kundug (2010). |
| Subject |
Architect-designed houses -- United States.
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Architect-designed houses -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Architect-designed houses -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Architect-designed houses. (OCoLC)fst00813106
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works. (OCoLC)fst01423873
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Powers, Richard, 1967- photographer.
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| ISBN |
9780500022955 (hardback) |
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050002295X (hardback) |
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