Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles Format:Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-3035618457

ISBN-13: 978-3035618457

Building small can be a sign of higher ambitions and those who read this book will undoubtedly grow to appreciate that building a small home can be an amazingly positive and creative act one which can enhance one’s life in surprising ways

Our 2006 monograph Tom Kundig: Houses was an instant critical and commercial success

Through photographs primarily of the iconic houses he designed in Southern California during the 1950s and ’60s we see a life of refined decadence expressed through gorgeous architecture fast cars beautiful women Hollywood style palm trees swimming pools and minimalist design—all in the context of the Southern California postwar building boom

Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles Format:Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-3035618457A sumptuously illustrated authoritative introduction to the principal architectural and decorating styles of the American house from Colonial times to the mid twentieth century. In this lavishly produced volume authors Virginia and Lee McAlester explore outstanding landmark houses that exemplify America's major architectural and interior design styles from Colonial times to the mid twentieth century. These twenty five houses are illustrated with more