| The Place of Houses Contributor(s): Moore, Charles (Author), Allen, Gerald (Author), Lyndon, Donlyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520223578 ISBN-13: 9780520223578 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $33.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: "With a new epilogue" Richly illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, with photographs, plans, and cutaway drawings, this is a book for people who want a house but who may not know what they really need, or what they have a right to expect. The authors establish the basis for good building by examining houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, on the northern California coast, where the authors attempt to create a community. These examples demonstrate how individual houses can express the care, energies, and dreams of the people who live in them, and can contribute to a larger sense of place. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Buildings - Residential - Architecture | History - General |
| Dewey: 728 |
| LCCN: 99043787 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 7.54" W x 9.22" (1.41 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With a new epilogue Richly illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, with photographs, plans, and cutaway drawings, this is a book for people who want a house but who may not know what they really need, or what they have a right to expect. The authors establish the basis for good building by examining houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, on the northern California coast, where the authors attempt to create a community. These examples demonstrate how individual houses can express the care, energies, and dreams of the people who live in them, and can contribute to a larger sense of place. |
