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The Place of Houses
Charles Moore
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Description for The Place of Houses
Paperback. Examines 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. Num Pages: 315 pages, 229 b/w photographs, 115 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 1KBBWF; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
315
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520223578
SKU
V9780520223578
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-32
About Charles Moore
Charles Moore (1925-94) was Dean of the School of Architecture at Yale, Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles, and O'Neil Ford Professor of Architecture at the University of Texas. Donlyn Lyndon, Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, has served as Chair ... Read more
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