Hariri and Hariri Houses [Hardcover]

Gisue Hariri (Author), Mojgan Hariri (Author), Richard Meier (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 2006

Since starting their practice in 1986, Iranian-born, American-educated sisters Gisue and Mojgan Hariri have earned widespread praise for their ambitious body of work. Their up-to-the-minute recasting of classical modernist principles has made them a source of continuing inspiration to design students and professionals alike. Over the course of recent years, the Hariris' portfolio has expanded from small-scale commissions to widely celebrated projects, including the much lauded "Digital House" and the first house to be completed at The Houses at Sagaponac, the ambitious Hamptons development. Among the projects featured in Hariri & Hariri: Houses—illustrated in plans, drawings, and splendid full-color photography—are a new house for the AQUA development in Miami Beach; spectacular urban renovations in New York City; and magnificent new houses across the country, as well as international projects, all of which demonstrate the ability of the Hariris to combine modernist rigor with what New Yorker architecture critic Paul Goldberger identified as an "understanding of the patterns of everyday life."

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About the Author

Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri established the architecture firm Hariri & Hariri in 1986. Gisue Hariri has been an adjunct professor of architecture at Columbia University and a visiting critic at Cornell University, McGill University, and Parsons School of Design.Richard Meier has received numerous awards for his work, including the Pritzker Prize for Architecture.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli (February 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847827798
• ISBN-13: 978-0847827794
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 0.9 x 11.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Dramatic, and Still Fairly Small Houses, March 30, 2006

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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To word it simply, the houses designed by the Hariri sisters are the most dramatic small buildings I have ever seen. Here you will not find gigantic homes built to use size to impress. The Spartan House, built in the Hague, Netherlands was required to have a house footprint no bigger than 26 by 33 feet. Yet even in that small a space their house standa out.

More than just the exterior design, Hariri houses have an integrated feeling that the rooms flow from one to another following the function that is needed with a minimal disruption to the esthetic sense.

Their houses are modern, some even ultra modern, combining the look of steel and glass with the natural look of wood and rock. All appear to be designed to have an absolutely minimal amount of maintenance and a lifetime that will be close to forever.

Some of the houses shown here are just design studies, the Digital House, where the walls are made of LCD's. Others have been built literally around the world.

When you are getting ready to do your new beach house in Miami, here would be a good place to start looking.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Visuals, January 15, 2007

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GRF "Architect Fiend" (W. Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews

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Somewhat of a coffee table type book - not much technical stuff...nonetheless the pictures of the great homes are worth the price of this publication. Nicely photographed material that provides much design inspiration.

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL BOOK!, May 10, 2011

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If you are looking for a book that covers all aspects of design you would be hard pressed to find a book that is so well done. The photographs are vivid, the text is well written, and the home on the cover is one that I looked at with my brokers last summer. WOW is all I have to say. The authors hit it out of the park on this! Well worth the money.