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The Place of Houses

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Manufacturer: University of California Press

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With a new epilogue
Richly illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, with photographs, plans, and cutaway drawings, this is a book for people who want a house but who may not know what they really need, or what they have a right to expect.
The authors establish the basis for good building by examining houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, on the northern California coast, where the authors attempt to create a community. These examples demonstrate how individual houses can express the care, energies, and dreams of the people who live in them, and can contribute to a larger sense of place.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 728
EAN: 9780520223578
ISBN: 0520223578
Label: University of California Press
Manufacturer: University of California Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 315
Publication Date: 2000-02-21
Publisher: University of California Press
Studio: University of California Press


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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

A classic but not applicable for my needs -
This is a great book for a college class or coffee table. I was needing something to help me design a home for today. I took the recommendation from an architect but it did not relly give me enough practical info.

Excellent residential design process reference. Maybe best. -
Ever since its arrival in the mid-1970's as a reference for architecture students and professionals alike, this book has been one of the finest references, also, for budding homeowners as well. It places into beautiful perspective the almost anatomical linkage between large and small scale; neighborhood, house and room. It further discusses, eloquently, the relationship -- the emotional relationship -- between architecture and its users. Moore, et al, uses examples of old American neighborhoods, discussing the evolutionary nature of their success, contrasting it with the tragic results of uneducated development in suburban sprawls. If I sustain one distant criticism, it is that Moore slightly overdid the use of his own design examples which, though helpful, present less variety in style than would have been helpful to the central point of the book. But let there be no doubt, this is quite a little gem for *anyone* interested in what makes for exquisite personal residential lives. It is timeless in its core content.

Excellent -
Primarily concerned with the design of residences that are appropriate to their settings. Lots of photos of Moore's houses

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