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Ranch Houses
Weingarten, David; Howard, Lucia
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Description for Ranch Houses
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 220 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 287 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1548.
With its archetypal open plan and reverence of indoor-outdoor living, the Ranch house is at the very heart of the California dream. When we picture California Ranch houses—the low-slung, informal dwellings that engulfed suburbs after World War II—we are thinking of just one part of a phenomenon that has its roots in early-nineteenth-century ranchos, and which continues today in houses that are startling and up-to-the-minute. Examples of the type have been called ranchos, ranchers, and California ramblers. They have been styled Spanish, Japanese, and French; Monterey and International; Vernacular, Minimalist, and Modernist. From the 1797 Rancho Los Alamitos of Long ... Read more
With its archetypal open plan and reverence of indoor-outdoor living, the Ranch house is at the very heart of the California dream. When we picture California Ranch houses—the low-slung, informal dwellings that engulfed suburbs after World War II—we are thinking of just one part of a phenomenon that has its roots in early-nineteenth-century ranchos, and which continues today in houses that are startling and up-to-the-minute. Examples of the type have been called ranchos, ranchers, and California ramblers. They have been styled Spanish, Japanese, and French; Monterey and International; Vernacular, Minimalist, and Modernist. From the 1797 Rancho Los Alamitos of Long ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847831821
SKU
V9780847831821
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About Weingarten, David; Howard, Lucia
Lucia Howard and David Weingarten are principals at Ace Architects in Oakland. Weingarten has authored several design books, including Bay Area Style. Joe Fletcher is an architectural photographer who regularly contributes to Dwell, the San Francisco Chronicle, and California Home + Design. He is the photographer for Rizzoli’s Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House.
Reviews for Ranch Houses
"If you're longing to vicariously experience a bit of sunshine, pick up the new book RANCH HOUSES: Living the California Dream by architects David Weingarten and Lucia Howard, with photos by Joe Fletcher....Their list contains the familiar and the unexpected, and they acknowledge both the limitations and the vast possibilities inherent in this classic American house type." ~CustomHomeOnline.com "lively ... Read more