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34%OFFFernaua, Richard; Dunlop, Beth - Improvisations on the Land - 9781580934305 - V9781580934305
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Improvisations on the Land

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Description for Improvisations on the Land Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 175 illustrations. BIC Classification: AMB; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 290 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1240.

The first monograph of the California firm whose regional sensibility and early attention to sustainable design anticipated the prevalent trends in residential architecture today.

A generous look at the San Francisco Bay Area architects’ pioneering approach to sustainable houses, ranging from the vineyard regions of California to Telluride, Colorado; the rugged ranch lands of Montana and the picturesque hamlets of the Hudson Valley and Martha’s Vineyard.

Since its formation in 1981, Fernau + Hartman has become renowned for its imaginative expansion of the possibilities of site- and region-specific architecture. Leaders in these concepts, as well as in sustainable design long ... Read more

With essays by Beth Dunlop, Laura Hartman, Thomas Fisher, and Daniel P. Gregory, Improvisations on the Land creates a multifaceted portrait of the firm’s history, philosophy, and practice - revealing as much about their process as the finished houses themselves. Models, axonometric drawings, floor and site plans, elevations, and photographs of vernacular structures - from a collapsed barn in Montana, to Colorado mining compounds and a louvered colonnade in the Sacramento River Delta - contribute to a full appreciation of Fernau + Hartman’s work, how its sense of spontaneity and joy provides the antidote to so much of the self-conscious architecture that surrounds us, and results in houses that push the possibilities of residential design today.

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Product Details

Publication date
2015
Publisher
Monacelli Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781580934305
SKU
V9781580934305
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Fernaua, Richard; Dunlop, Beth
Richard Fernau is principal of Fernau + Hartman Architects in Berkeley, California with partner Laura Hartman. A professor emeritus in the architecture department at the University of California, Berkeley, he divides his time between the Fernau + Hartman office in California and a storefront studio in rural Montana where he pursues special projects, spends time with his wife and two ... Read more

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