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'The Iconic House is the ultimate handbook for those wanting to delve into the evolution of twentieth century architecture.' --House & Garden, December 2009
'A pretty much definitive guide to the houses that have come to define modern architecture....' --Wallpaper* Website, December 2009
'Big, bold, glossy ... a quality bible-like guide to architectural masterpieces from the year 1900 to the present day ... a delight' --Concept for Living
'An insightful tour of 100 remarkably innovative houses'
--The Wall Street Journal
'A pretty much definitive guide to the houses that have come to define modern architecture....' --Wallpaper* Website, December 2009
'Big, bold, glossy ... a quality bible-like guide to architectural masterpieces from the year 1900 to the present day ... a delight' --Concept for Living
'An insightful tour of 100 remarkably innovative houses'
--The Wall Street Journal
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The Iconic House features one hundred of the most important and influential architect-designed houses from around the world.With seminal works from such icons as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe, as well as modern-day greats including Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & de Meuron, this book presents a stunning array of buildings of the past centurys architectural masterpieces.Whether Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau, Modernist or Minimalist, High-Tech or vernacular, these iconic buildings from around the world and across the decades will delight architects, design aficionados and anyone who dreams of building a house of their own some day.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Great coffee table book
27 Jan 2010
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This book is informative and educational with wonderful pictures. Although the topic suggests it will only be useful for those with architectural backgrounds, I found the book wasn't too specific with jargon and will inspire most.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Just a Little More....
8 Jan 2011
Format:Hardcover
I love this book despite its weight (literal, not literary). My greatest problem is that I want more information which of course means that I have to get off my butt and look for it which is no bad thing in itself.
As an overview of the 'iconic' or best-known houses of the 20th century it is fine; it includes most of the houses one would expect to see and some one would not have expected. The major omission to my mind is Frank Lloyd Wright - Falling Water is here of course, but none of the Usonian or Prairie houses.
Given these relatively minor gripes, I have found this book to be fascinating, especially to a reader who is passionately interested in residential architecture.
As an overview of the 'iconic' or best-known houses of the 20th century it is fine; it includes most of the houses one would expect to see and some one would not have expected. The major omission to my mind is Frank Lloyd Wright - Falling Water is here of course, but none of the Usonian or Prairie houses.
Given these relatively minor gripes, I have found this book to be fascinating, especially to a reader who is passionately interested in residential architecture.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Handsome and Informative
18 April 2010
Format:Hardcover
A very well produced volume describing a range of architecturally influmential homes across the 20th century. Lovely photography accompanied by concise and informative discussions of the individual homes, where they fit into the careers of the responsible architects, and the niche the occupy in the history of 20th century architecture. There are also useful summary floor plans.
The great majority of these homes were commissions for wealthy, often very wealthly patrons, providing an opportunity for the architects involved to treat the homes a complete artistic statements. Looking across the whole spectrum of houses presented leaves a strong impression of the transforming effect of modernist styles in modern architecture.
The great majority of these homes were commissions for wealthy, often very wealthly patrons, providing an opportunity for the architects involved to treat the homes a complete artistic statements. Looking across the whole spectrum of houses presented leaves a strong impression of the transforming effect of modernist styles in modern architecture.
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