Lawson-Westen House
Lawson-Westen House

Author: James Steele

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Published: 1995-08-24

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780714832593

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The Lawson-Westen House was designed for a couple who cook together and entertain frequently. The vertical funnel of space above the food preparation area that results, is a dominant form in the building's composition and one of the major ordering devices in the building's circulation system. It is also an extraordinarily complex geometric feat, relying on shifting grids and subtle subdivisions, revealing a geometrically-based order of Moss' own devising. Incomprehensible at a simple glance, the interior of the Lawson-Western House is exhilarating and mentally exhausting at the same time.

The Iconic House
The Iconic House

Author: Dominic Bradbury

Publisher: Thames and Hudson

Published: 2009-10-27

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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"The Iconic House features one hundred of the most important and influential architect-designed houses in the world."--Inside cover.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes through World History [3 volumes]
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes through World History [3 volumes]

Author: James M. Steele

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-03-30

Total Pages: 841

ISBN-13: 0313081085

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The house, throughout history, in every place in the world, has been built to provide shelter from the elements. The dwellings that have resulted are as different as the people that have built them, the social norms that prevailed at the time and place in which they were built and the natural environment that they adapted to. Studying them now in a comprehensive way allows us to understand the social, political, economic and religious conditions that existed for their inhabitants. They are a three-dimensional record of culture. Twenty-four pages of color images, along with black and white images through three volumes, illustrate the homes of people throughout the world. The volumes cover ancient times to the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, and the Post-Industrial Revolution to the Present.

PS
PS

Author: James Steele

Publisher: Images Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9781875498796

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The PS building is an experiment and an ambitious attempt by Eric Owen Moss to redefine what a city is. A challenging design, well described and illustrated, from ground-breaking idea through to final design.

The American Idea of Home
The American Idea of Home

Author: Bernard Friedman

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2017-05-02

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1477312862

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Wide-ranging interviews with leading architectural thinkers, including Thom Mayne, Richard Meier, Robert Venturi, Paul Goldberger, Robert Ivy, Denise Scott Brown, Kenneth Frampton, and Robert A. M. Stern, spotlight some of the most significant issues in a

Masterpiece Iconic Houses
Masterpiece Iconic Houses

Author: Beth Browne

Publisher: Images Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1864704535

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This title presents an up-to-the-minute collection of residential work from much-lauded practitioners, proving that architecture can always be re-imagined.

Origins of Architectural Pleasure
Origins of Architectural Pleasure

Author: Grant Hildebrand

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1999-06-30

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780520215054

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This engaging study discusses ways in which architectural forms emulate some archetypal settings that humans have found appealing--and useful for survival--from ancient times to the present. 119 photos. 6 line figures.

The Rough Guide to Los Angeles
The Rough Guide to Los Angeles

Author: Jeff Dickey

Publisher: Rough Guides

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9781843530589

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Fully updated, this irreverent guide to the City of Angels focuses on both the major tourist destinations as well as lesser-known gems and curiosities. A colour photograph section brings the city's highlights to life, from the Hollywood Hills to Santa Monica Boulevard. Each chapter gives detailed coverage of each area's attractions, from accommodation and restaurants to galleries, shops, sports activities and child-oriented diversions. There are also feature articles on such subjects as Hollywood, LA on film, architecture and LA people.

Eric Owen Moss
Eric Owen Moss

Author: Eric Owen Moss

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Incorporating polyhedrons, bent pipes, curved wood, undulating glass, and other organic shapes into industrial architecture, Moss has constructed a number of buildings in Los Angeles, Culver City, and other cities in California, Germany, and elsewhere. The buildings are depicted here in full-page photos, with many views of each and a short description of the site. Plans of future or imaginary projects are contained in a concluding section. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Overdrive
Overdrive

Author: Wim de Wit

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1606061283

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The drawings, models, and images highlighted in the Overdrive exhibition and catalogue reveal the complex and often underappreciated facets of Los Angeles and illustrate how the metropolis became an internationally recognized destination with a unique design vocabulary, canonical landmarks, and a coveted lifestyle. This investigation builds upon the groundbreaking work of generations of historians, theorists, curators, critics, and activists who have researched and expounded upon the development of Los Angeles. In this volume, thought-provoking essays shed more light on the exhibition's narratives, including Los Angeles's physical landscape, the rise of modernism, the region's influential residential architecture, its buildings for commerce and transportation, and architects' pioneering uses of bold forms, advanced materials, and new technologies. The related exhibition will be held at the J. Paul Getty Museum from April 9 to July 21, 2013.