Eames House: Charles and Ray Eames (Architecture in Detail) [Paperback]

James Steele (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1994

Part of a series of technically informative monographs embracing a broad spectrum of internationally renowned buildings, this work deals with Eames House in California, and includes a comprehensive set of technical drawings and working details. Charles Eames' own house in Pacific Palisades was inspired by the Case Study house programme which "California Arts and Architecture" magazine propagated in the 1940s and 1950s. It was assembled entirely from standardised industrial components and composed with a sensitive irregularity which reflected Eames' interest in Japanese wooden framed traditional architecture. It is sited at the top of a gently inclined meadow, behind a protective row of mature eucalyptus trees which filter light into an interior where the furniture and selected objects form a significant part of the architectural ensemble. Other work by the author includes "Los Angeles Architecture".

Editorial Reviews

Review

'The Architecture in Detail series is without question one of the most beautifully illustrated and well-documented collections of monographs on individual buildings produced anywhere in the World.' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

James Steele is Associate Professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and has written frequently for Architectural Design, Architectural Review and Mimar. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 60 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press (August 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 071483002X
• ISBN-13: 978-0714830025
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 11.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,495,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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