The Architecture of the American Summer

The Architecture of the American Summer

Author: Vincent Scully (Jr.)

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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A charming book. Little text; hundreds of renderings and photos. Cloth edition ($25) not seen. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Shingle Style Architecture for the 21st Century

Shingle Style Architecture for the 21st Century

Author: E. Ashley Rooney

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780764335518

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From coastal retreats to city streets, the modern shingle style home offers residents a wide range of specialized features, including the ability to reconnect with nature, energy efficiency, and improved indoor environmental quality. Through nearly 300 photos of 40 North American homes, this study offers historical perspectives and modern interpretations of this unique American movement. Be inspired by the creative ways that stone, wood, and natural light are used to provide comfortable and sustainable living quarters that accompany the natural elements of these properties.


Shingle Style

Shingle Style

Author: Lucia Howard

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780847840045

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An exploration of the most important shingle style houses built in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Marin County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


The Shingle Style and the Stick Style

The Shingle Style and the Stick Style

Author: Vincent Scully (Jr.)

Publisher:

Published: 1955

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780300015195

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As the definitive study of the complex inspirations and cultural influences that were fused in the Shingle Style of wooden suburban and resort buildings of the period 1872 to 1889, Mr. Scully's book has received much critical acclaim. He presents the published designs and the written statements of the architects, as well as contemporary criticisms of the buildings to analyze the development of the Shingle Style from Richardson's early work to Wright's first house in Oak Park. An analysis of the Colonial Revival is central to the work, which is now enhanced by the addition of an extensive related chapter on the "Stick Style" of the mid-century. A new preface has been added and the bibliography and footnotes are brought up to date. "The last section of the book, on the origins and early development of Frank Lloyd Wright, is one of Scully's best. This chapter...shows a mature understanding and a just handling of the academic tradition and of the early work of one of America's greatest architects."--The Art Bulletin "Scully's research is exhaustive, his scholarship impeccable. His illustrations alone form a gold mine of information on the period."--Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians


Newport Shingle Style

Newport Shingle Style

Author: Cheryl Hackett

Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Published: 2010-04-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780711229372

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Shingle Style flourished in the Gilded Age environs of Newport, Rhode Island, during the 1880s. The setting for the film "High Society," and the location of John F. Kennedy's wedding, it continues to enchant residents and visitors alike with an unparalleled concentration of carefully preserved architecture. With asymmetrical wood frames and shingled stories set dramatically on stone foundations, these romantic homes were intended to blend in with the surrounding landscape, creating a unified look, while at the same time incorporating fantastical elements such as gables, brick and stone chimneys, bands of small-paned windows, turrets, columns, and pediments. Recently, American vernacular architecture has witnessed a renaissance, as impressive new Shingle Style homes are built alongside those that have presided along the rugged Rhode Island coastline for more than a century. This collection of 15 homes, showcased with full-color photos and evocative text, represents the best of Newport Shingle Style — now and then.


American Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons

American Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons

Author: Mary Miers

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 2006-11-07

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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Anne Fairfax and Richard Sammons are at the forefront of a movement among architects today who draw inspiration from the wellspring of the classical traditions in architecture. They have developed a body of work that reflects and adheres to the long-held theories of proportion and order passed down through many past generations of scholarship and practice. The firm's office also served as the headquarters for Henry Hope Reid's Classical America, the only organization offering an alternative to modernist aesthetics until the establishment of the Institute of Classical Architecture in 1992. The twenty-four projects in this volume show the firm's consistent focus on classical architectural beauty, whether the chosen style be Palladian, Tuscan, Mediterranean, Georgian, Adamesque, Neo-classical, British or Dutch Colonial, Colonial Revival, or even East Coast Shingle Style, in all of which Fairfax & Sammons are eminently proficient. The projects selected out of the firm's large body of work include country houses located in Connecticut, New York, Virginia, and Florida, including the renovation of town houses and apartments in New York City—all presented in new color photography.


The New Shingled House

The New Shingled House

Author: John Ike

Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC

Published: 2015-10-13

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1580934439

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The architectural style of the classic American summer, the shingled house can suggest the beach, the countryside, the mountains, and even the city. AD100 architects Ike Kligerman Barkley, one of the most successful firms practicing in a traditional style today, presents 14 houses that celebrate the simple wood shingle’s infinite flexibility—ranging from richly historic to sculptural and experimental. The New Shingled House includes examples throughout the fabled seaside resorts of New England—Martha’s Vineyard, Block Island, and the Hamptons—as well as houses in California’s Bay Area and Point Loma, on a pristine mountain lake in South Carolina, and a Scandinavian influenced family residence in Connecticut. All are characterized by a sense of graciousness and generosity that makes them unique spaces for the owners and enviable spaces for readers. The versatility of the shingle style allows the designers to explore formal ideas and to respond to client preferences and taste. The houses thus achieve the architects’ fundamental goal: when their clients enter their new house for the first time, they should feel as though they have always lived there. This stunning visual presentation features new photography by noted interiors photographer William Waldron, who has captured the graciousness and generosity of the elegant interiors and welcoming porches and terraces that make these houses so inviting and timeless.


What Style Is It?

What Style Is It?

Author: John C. Poppeliers

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-10-06

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780471250364

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Architectural style is defined as a definite type of architecture, distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament. This revised edition of What Style Is It? includes new sections on Neoclassical, Romanesque and Rustic Styles. It also provides more examples of how pure styles vary by geographic region across the US. * Includes sections on 25 of the most significant architectural styles including Early Colonial, Federal and Second Empire * More than 200 photos and line drawings make this a visually rich resource. 30% of photos and drawings are new to this edition * A glossary offers quick access to architectural terms * Includes an added guide to using the Historical American Buildings Society online catalogue of more than 30,000 historic structures, giving access to more than 51,000 measured drawings, 156,000 photographs and more than 30,000 original historical reports


Examples of American Domestic Architecture

Examples of American Domestic Architecture

Author: John Calvin Stevens

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9781013510380

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