Overview

Modern House Three is an overview of the most innovative houses built around the world in recent years, following the highly successful publication of Phaidon s Modern House (1993) and Modern House 2 (2000). This book presents 33 houses in 15 countries, by both distinguished architects and up-and-coming young designers, including David Adjaye (London), Tadao Ando (Japan), Shigeru Ban (Japan), Carlos Ferrater (Spain), Sean Godsell (Australia), Kengo Kuma (China), Richard Meier (United States), and Julie Snow (Canada), among others.

Full Product Details

Author:   Raul A Barreneche
Publisher:   Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint:   Phaidon Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 29.00cm
Weight:   1.500kg
ISBN:  

9780714846286

ISBN 10:   0714846287
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   07 April 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction * Carter-Tucker House, Australia (Sean Godsell) * Private House, Denmark (Henning Larsen Tegnestue * Dirty House, London (David Adjaye) * De Blas House, Spain (Alberto Campo Baeza * Weathering Steel House, Toronto (Shim Sutcliffe) * Tyler House, Arizona, USA (Rick Joy) * Weiss House, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (Steven Harris) * Casa Equis, Peru (Barcley & Crousse) * Alonso-Planas House, Barcelona (Carlos Ferrater) * Kohler Residence, New Brunswick, Canada (Julie Snow) * Mountain Tree Guest House, Georgia, USA (Mack Scogin Merrill Elam) * Zigzag Cabin, Australia (Drew Heath) * Fletcher-Page House, Australia (Glenn Murcutt) * T House, Tokyo (Toyo Ito) * C House and Y House, Tokyo (Kei'ichi Irie) * Small House, Tokyo * Kazuyo Sejima/SANAA * Wall House 2, The Netherlands (John Hejduk) * Private House, Massachusetts, USA (Will Bruder) * Compound, Casey Key, Florida, USA (Toshiko Mori) * Flatz House, Leichtenstein (Baumschlager/Eberle) * Picture Window House, Japan (Shigeru Ban) * Suitcase House, China (Gary Chang) * Bamboo Wall House, China (Kengo Kuma) * Father's House in Jade Mountain, China (MADA s.p.a.m.) * Straw Bale House, London (Sarah Wigglesworth) * Sobek House, Stuttgart (Werner Sobek) * Pedernal House, Mexico City (Adriana Monroy Noriega) * f2 House, Mexico City (Adria Broid Rojkind) * Haus Nenning, Austria (Cukrowicz-Nachbaur) * Neugebauer House, Naples, Florida, USA (Richard Meier) * Casa Ponce, Buenos Aires (Mathias Klotz) * Chicago House, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Tadao Ando) * Haus Zerlauth, Austria (D.I. Hermann Kaufmann) * Endmatter

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'Informative and attractive.' (Grand Design)

Author Information

Raul A Barreneche, a New York-based editor and critic, has been writing about architecture and design for more than a 10 years. A former executive editor at Architecture, he writes regularly for The New York Times. He is currently a contributing editor to Metropolitan Home, Travel + Leisure, and Architectural Record, and has written for Dwell, House Beautiful, i-D, ELLE Decor, Interior Design, Wallpaper*, and other publications. Barreneche is co-author of House: American Houses for the New Century (2001), and author of Tropical Modern (2003).

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