Modern house 2
Melhuish, Clare2004
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An international bestseller on first publication, Modern House 2 is an in-depth illustrated study of the modern house, featuring detailed appraisals of 30 contemporary houses by the world's leading architects.Modern House 2 is a survey of the world's most interesting and innovative contemporary houses. Organised into thematic sections, it examines approximately 30 houses from around the world. Architects include, amongst others: Glenn Murcutt, Rem Koolhaas/OMA, Foster and Partners, Herzog and de Meuron, Williams and Tsien, Gunther Behnisch, Kazuyo Sejima, Marcos Acayaba and Gabriel Poole. Following Phaidon's Modern House (published 1993), Modern House 2 is a survey of the world's most interesting and innovative contemporary houses. Organised thematically, Modern House 2 will examine around 30 houses focusing on contemporary issues, such as ecological concerns, changing patterns of living, building with sensitivity in ever-increasingly populated cities, and respecting the environment when building in isolated rural areas.;Modern House 2 comprises an introductory essay and five chapters, including a final chapter examining concept houses which will focus on international competition designs or commissions for 'model houses'. The book thus ends with an examination of varying international concerns, and offers a view into future possibilities for domestic architecture. An impressive international presentation of houses - from USA, Canada and South America, Europe, Middle East, Japan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand - Modern House 2 also responds to an increasing level of knowledge and sophistication about design and environmental issues on the part of the general public, as well as a growing awareness of non-Western ways of life and models of dwelling.;Furthermore, through a presentation of exemplary houses, it provides a way for general readers, as well as designers, to think about their own living environments and how they might wish to shape them. Modern House 2 reveals that striking and innovative design can be achieved within the framework of concerns about everyday living patterns that affect everybody.
Main title:
Modern house 2 / Clare Melhuish.
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Imprint:
London : Phaidon, 2004.
Collation:
240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2000.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction; Chapter 1 Environmental awareness: Gunther Behnisch (Ger): Charlotte House, Stuttgart, Germany; Glen Murcutt (Aus): Marika-Alderton House, Yirrkala, Northern Territory, Australia; Gabriel Poole (Aus): Poole House, Lake Weyba, Queensland, Australia; Marcos Acayaba (Brazil): Acayaba House, Guaruja, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Ken Shuttleworth, Foster &Partners (UK): Crescent House, Wiltshire, UK; Javier Senoisiain (Mex): Mexican Whale House, Mexico City, Mexico; Chapter 2 Changing patterns of living within the home: Robbrecht & Daem (Bel): Lannoo House, Sint Martens Latem, Belgium; Peter Barber (UK): Villa Anbar, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Richard Stacy, Tanner Leddy Maytum Stacy (USA): Corson/Heinser House, San Francisco, California, USA; Mockbee & Cocker (USA): House at Shiloh Falls, Tennessee, USA; Office for Metropolitan Architecture (Holland): House near Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; KNTA Architects (Singapore): Check House 2, Cluney Park, Singapore; Thom Craig (NZ): Black Box House, Christchurch, New Zealand; Chapter 3 Urban interaction: Herzog & de Meuron: Koechlin House, Basle, Switzerland; Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA (Jap): M House, Tokyo, Japan; Revathi Kamath (India): Nalin Tomar House, New Delhi, India; Williams & Tsien (USA): House in New York City, New York, USA; Koning Eizenberg (USA): Ozone House, Venice, CA; Donovan Hill (Aus): C House, Brisbane, Australia; Christophe Lab (Fr): Film House, Paris, France; MVRDV (Holland): Borneo Sporenburg 18 House, Amsterdam; Chapter 4 Splendid isolation, or the rural retreat: Patkau Architects (Canada): Barnes House, British Columbia, Canada; Mathias Klotz (Chile): Reutter House, Zapallar, Chile; Lacaton Vassal (Fr): House at Cap Ferret, Bordeaux, France; Will Bruder (USA): Byrne House, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; Future Systems (UK): House in Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK; Scogin, Elam & Bray (USA): Nomentana Residence, Maine, USA; Chapter 5 Concept houses of the future: Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition, Japan, 1998, 'House of Poetic Space'; Daily Mail/Ideal Home 'Concept House' Competition, UK, 1999: Pierre d'Avoine Architects, Slim House; Time Magazine Visions 21: How We Will Live, USA, 2000: Wes Jones, House for the Suburbs, Bernard Tschumi, House for the City; Credits; Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgements
ISBN:
9780714843810 (pbk)
Dewey class:
728728.21
LC class:
NA7110
Language:
English
BRN:
1609550
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