American House Now: Contemporary Architectural Directions
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ISBN: 0789300494 / Publisher: Universe, October 1997
Photographs, plans, and text depict twenty-four houses that showcase developments in American residential architecture over the past fifteen years
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The twenty-four houses in this volume share a common point of origin: all draw upon the established principles of American Modernism. At the same time, they differ markedly from one another and in so doing demonstrate the diversity implicit in that style. At one end of the spectrum are the cerebral, unviolated sculptural forms of Richard Meier's Grotta House; at the other end is the rugged expressionism of Eric Owen Moss's Lawson/Westen House. The collection represents established American architects, such as Meier and Charles Gwathmey; such internationally known contemporaries as Stephen Holl, Mark Mack, and Arquitectonica; and newcomers Carlos Zapata and UKZ.Superb exterior and interior photographs, as well as plans of each house, are accompanied by individual essays and captions.
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