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It provides accurate scale plans of every floor, together with elevations, sections, and site plans where appropriate, for each house. All have been specially drawn for the purpose and are based on the most up-to-date information and sources. Amplified with full-color views of the houses, a concise text explains the significant architectural features of each building and the influences it shows or generated. Cross-references to other buildings in the book highlight the various connections between these key houses. The introduction discusses the idea of an architectural canon of houses and gives an overview of the development of the house in the twentieth century. The quality and number of the drawings allow the houses to be understood in detail and, together with the authoritative text and images, make this book indispensable for all students of modern architecture. As an added bonus, the book includes a CD-ROM containing digital files of all the drawings.

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[B]reathtaking and comprehensive survey will have you oohing and ahhing from the very first page. Find your favorite and emulate it!

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Colin Davies is professor at London Metropolitan University and the author of a number of books, including High Tech Architecture (1988), Hopkins: The Work of Michael Hopkins and Partners (two volumes, 1996-2004), and Prefabricated Home (2005).

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