Santa Barbara Architecture: From Spanish Colonial to Modern [Hardcover]

Herb Andree (Author), Noel Young (Author), Patricia Halloran (Author), Wayne McCall (Author, Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1995

Santa Barbara occupies a unique place in the development of California. Perfect weather, moneyed residents, a pool of talented architects, a long ranching tradition, and some restrictive building codes combined to make Santa Barbara a treasure-trove of interesting buildings. The major style is, of course, the Spanish or Mediterranean, and this book probably does more than any other to document this rich tradition. This book is useful to both architectural buffs and to anyone who wants to see and utilize the rich architectural heritage that is Santa Barbara.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 318 pages
• Publisher: Capra Pr; 3 Sub edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884964000
• ISBN-13: 978-0884964001
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 10.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,212,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough documentation of Santa Barbara Buildings, August 4, 2000

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David Owens (La Mirada, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Santa Barbara Architecture: From Spanish Colonial to Modern (Hardcover)

I browsed this book at Borders today. This is a labor of love. From the turn of the century to the present day, it has at least one photo of every building of significance and by every prominent architect of Santa Barbara, Monticito, and Hope Ranch. There are many buildings by local architects as well as by famous ones. Also, the landscape architect is listed when that is appropriate. I loved this book because I have visited Santa Barbara many times and fantasised about living there. In fact, for me, Santa Barbara is the most beautiful place I have actually been to. For those readers who love architecture, this is a must have book: Mission style, Bungalow style, Spanish Revival, Mission Revival,Hacienda, Classical, Modern, Prarie Style, Californian, all are represented here. More importantly, the homes (mostly, but many government buildings are shown also), were commissioned by clients with the money to make the scale of the project majestic enough to last the ages. I have great pleasure is being inside beautiful homes, and this affords us a chance to see buildings that we ordinarily never would. If you can afford it,buy this book and have many years of browsing and dreaming.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent information, wish the photos were in color..., March 28, 2000

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Carolshak - See all my reviews

This review is from: Santa Barbara Architecture: From Spanish Colonial to Modern (Hardcover)

Santa Barbara Architecture, From Spanish Colonial to Modern, is a wonderful informative book for this genre of architecture. It is a survey book, following lovely homes and businesses for blocks and blocks of neighborhoods in Santa Barbara. As an architectural student, I found it very informative and correct. Spanish detailing is abundant. My only criticism is that the pictures would have been better if they were in color, given all the color in Spanish, mission-style architecture. However, it's well worth the price just for the information.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Santa Barbara Architecture, September 9, 2005

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Steven P. Rogers - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Santa Barbara Architecture: From Spanish Colonial to Modern (California Architecture and Architects) (Hardcover)

I had purchased the original edition of this book in the 1970's when I moved to Santa Barbara and it was getting a little dog-eared so I got the newest one expecting it to be mainly a reprint. I was surprised to find a large number of new entries done in the same style as the original. The text accompanying the photos by Patricia Halloran is refreshingly factual (rather than art-speak) although very brief. Most of the photos are excellent although all are still in black and white. For those wishing to view the actual buildings, street addresses are given in Santa Barbara proper, but not for those in the "royalty regions" of Hope Ranch and Montecitio.