Red-Tile Style (Hardcover)

~ (Author), (Author) "The earliest incarnation of Spanish Revival architecture in America comes down to us not from Spain but through the West's own Spanish Colonial heritage..." (more)
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Product Description

Virtually no other form of American architecture is as widespread or as popular as the Spanish Revival style. From bungalows and mansions to gas stations and government buildings, its influence-and its fans-can be found everywhere. Yet there has never been a single comprehensive survey of this diverse category of design.

In Red Tile Style, Arrol Gellner describes the rich history and fertile permutations of Spanish Revival architecture. Packed with more than 250 lush color photographs taken by Douglas Keister, this handsome volume ranges from the style's origins in the Spanish colonial churches of the Southwest to its emergence as a commercial form in late-nineteenth-century railroad stations to the nationwide explosion in popularity sparked by the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego. Learned, lucid, and pleasing to the eye, Red Tile Style explores the far-reaching Spanish Revival influence in today's architecture in all its variations and adaptations. For the serious student and architecture fan alike, this book is truly a landmark.

About the Author

Arrol Gellner is an architect and syndicated columnist based with the San Francisco Chronicle.

Douglas Keister has taken photographs for eight previous Viking Studio books.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Studio (November 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670030503
• ISBN-13: 978-0670030507
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,983 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this Book!, April 4, 2003

By	"[e-mail]" (Visalia, CA) - See all my reviews

There are books out there that cover the spanish revival style, but, most tend to focus on the larger than life homes of people who can afford magnificent, large estates. Finally, a book that not only showcases the large estates out there, but, more importantly for me, the "smaller" more realistically sized homes that I could see myself living in. If you love this style of architecture as I do, buy this book, you will not be disappointed!

54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Building a Spanish Colonial? This is the Bible., December 24, 2003

By	Thomas J. Drake (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

In researching a Spanish Colonial retirement home for Florida, I've reviewed numerous similar books. As noted in the other reviews most books deal with the top-of-the-line mansions and hotels in this style. This book has a chapter just on examples of modest houses in this style. It has another chapter on small scale courtyard apartment projects. It has tons of the details you might want to employ to give your home the "authentic" feel. Of all the books I read, this is the one I BOUGHT!!

56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book For Reference Or Just For Pleasure, December 17, 2002

By	William G. Troiano (Eureka, California U.S.A.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is well written and profusely illustrated showing overall views of varied Spanish Colonial Revival structures, residential, commercial and public. It also contains many detail shots of lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures and other unique parts that make up the whole of this style. The book is valuable to the architect, restorationist, home owner and anyone interested in architecture in general.