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The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now
Gil Schafer III
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Description for The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now
Hardcover. Architect Gil Schafer illustrates how he blends classical architecture, interior decoration, and landscapes to create homes with a feeling of history. Schafer specialises in building new 'old' houses, as well as renovating historic homes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 263 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2002.
Acclaimed architect Gil Schafer illustrates how he blends classical architecture, interior decoration, and landscape to create homes with a feeling of history. As a traditional architect, Gil Schafer specializes in building new "old" houses as well as renovating historic homes. His work takes the best of American historic and classical architecture—its detailed moldings and harmonious proportions—and updates it, retaining its character and detail while simultaneously reworking it to be more in tune with the way we live now—comfortable, practical, family-oriented. In his first book, Schafer covers the three essential cornerstones of creating a great traditional house: architecture, ... Read more
Acclaimed architect Gil Schafer illustrates how he blends classical architecture, interior decoration, and landscape to create homes with a feeling of history. As a traditional architect, Gil Schafer specializes in building new "old" houses as well as renovating historic homes. His work takes the best of American historic and classical architecture—its detailed moldings and harmonious proportions—and updates it, retaining its character and detail while simultaneously reworking it to be more in tune with the way we live now—comfortable, practical, family-oriented. In his first book, Schafer covers the three essential cornerstones of creating a great traditional house: architecture, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rizzoli
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847838721
SKU
V9780847838721
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Ref
99-30
About Gil Schafer III
Award-winning architect and AD 100 member Gil Schafer is consistently recognized as one of the world’s experts on contemporary classical architecture. From 1999 to 2006, Schafer served as president and then chairman of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. His work has been featured in many publications, including Elle Decor and the New York Times. Bunny Williams is ... Read more
Reviews for The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now
"...a stunning testimony to a life well-lived. His work melds the best of the past, present and future, with each home beautifully thought out, romantic and dreamy. Each of the 256 pages in this tome is an inspiration to build one perfect home in your lifetime." ~Papercity.com "These pages document Schafer's love...and illustrate how thoughtful architecture can infuse the ... Read more