Condizione: Fair. Hardcover with mylar covered dust jacket. Black cover with gold lettering. Hinge cracked and broken to front and back covers but pages remain intact and tight. Pages clean and bright with many illustrations. Old price written in pencil on ffep. Book featuring 37 projects include the award winning projects for Rodes House, Tegel Harbour Housing and the Humboldt Library and St. Matthews Chruch. The variety of work reflects the architects' sensitivity to the historical, architectural and natural features of the places where they build, and their concern with balancing the sense of place with the aims and requests of their clients.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Academy Editions/Ernst & Sohn, London/Berlin, 1993
ISBN 10: 1854901834 ISBN 13: 9781854901835
Da: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 300 pp, In Search of Somewhere by James Steele; Architecture and Fairy Tales by Charles Moore; Masterplanning and Housing; Charles Moore Interview by James Steele. Campus and Community; The Fieldtrip by John Ruble. Commercial; John Ruble Interview by James Steele. Places of Worship; Body Movement by Buzz Yudell. Houses; Buzz Yudell Interview by James Steele; biographies with over 400 illustrations, mostly in color. First Edition, 1993. "This monography presents the work of the internationally acclaimed, California based firm, whose unique expertise in community involvement and participatory design has influenced the course of contemporary architecture, particularly in the areas of housing and community projects. The variety of work reflects the architects' sensitivity to the historical, architectural and natural features of the places where they build. Separate interviews conducted by James Steele with the principals illuminate their approach to architecture and provide us with an insight into contemporary architectural practices, while their essays serve to outline thier philosophies." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Size: Folio. Book.