Selected from around the world - from Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and the Japanese coast to Ireland and the Mediterranean - 35 houses located by rivers, ports, waterfalls, ponds and oceans reveal the special relationship the inhabitants have with their natural surroundings.
With text and abundant photos, presented in an oversize format (9.5x12.5), art historian McMillian offers a thorough investigation of Los Angeles Art Deco architecture created between the 1920s and 1940s. The book contains plenty of resource information and enticing examples for the designer, the architect, the historian, the tourist, and the nostalgic resident. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)