The Louisiana Houses of A. Hays Town Contributor(s): Vetter, Cyril E. (Author), Gould, Philip (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0807123714 ISBN-13: 9780807123713 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1999 Annotation: Architect A. Hays Town changed the face of the Louisiana house, and this volume honors that legacy. Color photographs of numerous homes, including Town's own, combine with illuminating text to produce a volume that captures the appeal and beauty of the state's finest architectural tradition. 200 color photos. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General - Architecture | Buildings - Residential - Architecture | History - General |
Dewey: 728.370 |
LCCN: 98-48589 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 12.3" W x 10.1" (2.85 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A. Hays Town changed the face of the Louisiana house. In a career that includes designing more than five hundred homes, he led architects, builders, and homeowners to embrace the finest elements of Louisiana's architectural past. Almost every home built in Louisiana during the last twenty years is in some way inspired by Town's work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gould, Philip: - Philip Gould is a documentary/architecture photographer who has made Louisiana his home and favorite subject since 1974. Based in Lafayette, Gould has photographed throughout the state, the nation, Europe and the Caribbean. His work has been published in over a dozen books as well as periodicals from around the world. |