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New Old House: Historic & Modern Architecture Combined
Marc Kristal
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Description for New Old House: Historic & Modern Architecture Combined
Hardback. An international collection of groundbreaking architectural preservation projects featuring 18 private homes transformed by top architects Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 295 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1646.
The New Old House presents 18 private historic homes, from North America to Europe, and traces the ingenious ways architects have revitalized and refreshed them for a new generation. Most of the renovations occurred in the last decade, but all of the homes have origins reaching back into the past, in some cases hundreds of years. Projects and firms featured include Greenwich House, Allan Greenberg; Longbranch, Jim Olson; Astley Castle, Witherford Watson Mann; Hunsett Mill, Acme; Cotswolds House, Richard Found; plus more than a dozen others. These projects address such timely factors as sustainability, ... Read more
The New Old House presents 18 private historic homes, from North America to Europe, and traces the ingenious ways architects have revitalized and refreshed them for a new generation. Most of the renovations occurred in the last decade, but all of the homes have origins reaching back into the past, in some cases hundreds of years. Projects and firms featured include Greenwich House, Allan Greenberg; Longbranch, Jim Olson; Astley Castle, Witherford Watson Mann; Hunsett Mill, Acme; Cotswolds House, Richard Found; plus more than a dozen others. These projects address such timely factors as sustainability, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
1645g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419724046
SKU
V9781419724046
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Ref
99-15
About Marc Kristal
An architecture and design journalist, Marc Kristal is a contributing editor at Dwell, a former editor of AIA/J, and has written for Metropolis, the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and numerous other publications. Kristal has written, co-authored, or contributed to a dozen books, notably Re:Crafted: Interpretations of Craft in Contemporary Design (Monacelli, 2010)and Interiors and Immaterial World: Transparency ... Read more
Reviews for New Old House: Historic & Modern Architecture Combined
It's easy to be drawn to an old building's charm and character, but the reality is, a historic residence is not typically synonymous with easy modern living. In the new book The New Old House, design reporter Marc Kristal shows us how architects are taking timeworn properties and reinventing them with bold contemporary additions... Kristal tours a curated collection of ... Read more