A companion to the popular Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century, this book includes classic residential works by such seminal architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and Alvar Aalto, as well as houses by more recent masters such as Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas, and Glen Murcutt.
It provides accurate scale plans of every floor, together with elevations, sections, and site plans where appropriate, for each house. All have been specially drawn for the purpose and are based on the most up-to-date information and sources. Amplified with full-color views of the houses, a concise text explains the significant architectural features of each building and the influences it shows or generated. Cross-references to other buildings in the book highlight the various connections between these key houses. The introduction discusses the idea of an architectural canon of houses and gives an overview of the development of the house in the twentieth century. The quality and number of the drawings allow the houses to be understood in detail and, together with the authoritative text and images, make this book indispensable for all students of modern architecture. As an added bonus, the book includes a CD-ROM containing digital files of all the drawings.
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This is a book any architect would treasure yet which any layperson could appreciate as well. (HistoryWire )
[B]reathtaking and comprehensive survey…will have you oohing and ahhing from the very first page. Find your favorite and emulate it! (From House to Home )
[C]asts its spotlight wide and while doing so, examines each structure, style, and architect with a critical eye. (Lynne Lavelle - Clem Labine's Period Homes )
[B]reathtaking and comprehensive survey…will have you oohing and ahhing from the very first page. Find your favorite and emulate it! (From House to Home )
[C]asts its spotlight wide and while doing so, examines each structure, style, and architect with a critical eye. (Lynne Lavelle - Clem Labine's Period Homes )
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Colin Davies is professor at London Metropolitan University and the author of a number of books, including High Tech Architecture (1988), Hopkins: The Work of Michael Hopkins and Partners (two volumes, 1996-2004), and Prefabricated Home (2005).
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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informative,
This review is from: Key Houses of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series) (Paperback)
Few books offer you a chance to see how the building is laid out and organized. Great book, especially for architects and designers.
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This review is from: Key Houses of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series) (Paperback)
This is a tremendous compendium of guess what--key houses. What's initially impressive are the author's editorial choices. The important, canonical, expected houses are here, (Farnsworth, Villa Savoye, Fallingwater, Aalto, Kahn, Gropius, Eames are represented), but there are many pleasant and welcome surprises, like the Wittgenstein house and the rotating Villa Girasole. Important choices you'd expect to be left out, like the Melnikov house or the Shodhan house, are included, so, along with the CD, which may have some flaws or limitations, nonetheless gives architecture students an amazing archive of case study material at their fingertips. Highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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GREAT BOOK,
By Flavia H. Merlino "Flavia H. M." (San Dimas, California, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Key Houses of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book, especially because it has a Cd in the back cover with all the pdf files of pictures and dwg files of CAD drawings for the floor plans of each project.
The only downside is that there is only 2 pictures per project, but on the other hand it does have all the main architects of the Twentieth Century.
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west elevation, east elevation, north elevation, roof plan, front elevation, lower floor plan, ribbon windows, south elevation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ground Floor Plan, First Floor Plan, Second Floor Plan, Site Plan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Los Angeles, New York, Basement Plan, High Tech, Louis Kahn, Alvar Aalto, Farnsworth House, Villa Savoye, Walter Gropius, Eames House, Maison Citrohan, Barnsdall House, The Netherlands, Campo Baeza, Third Floor Plan, Villa Shodan, Hopkins House, Art Nouveau, Brick Country House, European Modernism Browse Sample Pages:
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west elevation, east elevation, north elevation, roof plan, front elevation, lower floor plan, ribbon windows, south elevation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ground Floor Plan, First Floor Plan, Second Floor Plan, Site Plan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Los Angeles, New York, Basement Plan, High Tech, Louis Kahn, Alvar Aalto, Farnsworth House, Villa Savoye, Walter Gropius, Eames House, Maison Citrohan, Barnsdall House, The Netherlands, Campo Baeza, Third Floor Plan, Villa Shodan, Hopkins House, Art Nouveau, Brick Country House, European Modernism Browse Sample Pages:
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