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- 512 pages
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An A-Z guide to 500 iconic houses and traditional dwellings around the world, from the ancient to the new Features a wide range of houses from igloos to Baroque palaces, mud huts to Modernist hideaways, as well as architectural treasures like Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye Each entry consists of a full-page reproduction and an accompanying text describing the house, its designer and historical context Contains over 400 stunning full-colour images, together with rare illustrations and little-seen black-and-white photos Includes a glossary of architectural terms and movements and a directory of houses open to the public An engaging and informative sourcebook for the architect as well as general interest reader
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The House Book, Various authors
- Language
- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- The House Book
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Various authors
- Publisher
- Phaidon
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 512
- ISBN10
- 071484490x
- ISBN13
- 9780714844909
- Series
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- An A-Z guide to 500 iconic houses and traditional dwellings around the world, from the ancient to the new Features a wide range of houses from igloos to Baroque palaces, mud huts to Modernist hideaways, as well as architectural treasures like Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye Each entry consists of a full-page reproduction and an accompanying text describing the house, its designer and historical context Contains over 400 stunning full-colour images, together with rare illustrations and little-seen black-and-white photos Includes a glossary of architectural terms and movements and a directory of houses open to the public An engaging and informative sourcebook for the architect as well as general interest reader