Goddards: Sir Edwin Lutyens (Architecture in Detail) [Paperback]

Brian Edwards (Author), Alexander Griffin (Illustrator), James Wright (Illustrator), Martin Charles (Photographer)

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Book Description

Series: Architecture in Detail | Publication Date: April 1996

Sir Edward Lutyens is probably best known for his classical masterpiece the Viceroy's House in New Delhi. However his career began with a group of cleverly designed Arts and Crafts Houses in his native Surrey. Goddards is one of Sir Edward Lutyens' most complete Arts and Crafts houses, and this book presents the building in detail, using drawings, and archival and recent photography. It was completed in 1900 as a rest home for "ladies of small means" and was extended to become a family house for its original owner by Lutyens in 1910, thus giving the house its remarkable shape. It was Luytens' first symmetrical Arts and Crafts house, notable for his subtle handling of materials and colours. The garden by Gertrude Jekyll, with whom Luytens often collaborated, is well preserved and maintained. Now owned by the Luytens Trust, the house has been recently opened to the public.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Sir Edward Lutyens is probably best known for his classical masterpiece the Viceroy's House in New Delhi. However his career began with a group of cleverly designed Arts and Crafts Houses in his native Surrey. Goddards is one of Sir Edward Lutyens' most complete Arts and Crafts houses, and this book presents the building in detail, using drawings, and archival and recent photography. It was completed in 1900 as a rest home for "ladies of small means" and was extended to become a family house for its original owner by Lutyens in 1910, thus giving the house its remarkable shape. It was Luytens' first symmetrical Arts and Crafts house, notable for his subtle handling of materials and colours. The garden by Gertrude Jekyll, with whom Luytens often collaborated, is well preserved and maintained. Now owned by the Luytens Trust, the house has been recently opened to the public.

Product Details

Paperback: 60 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Inc Ltd (April 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0714832634
ISBN-13: 978-0714832630
Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 11.5 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,589,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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