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Lang Ho, Cathy.

House : American houses for the new century / Cathy Lang Ho and Raul A. Barreneche.

New York, NY : Universe Pub., 2001.

224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

The idea and function, image, and built reality of the house vary from culture to culture, locale to locale, generation to generation, demographic to demographic. Houses do much more than provide a roof over our heads: They are sanctuaries, havens-- our private kingdoms, our personalized cocoons. They are backdrops to our everyday lives. They are status symbols. They are economic indicators. For architects, they are dream jobs, test beds, manifestos. only by understanding the predominant reality of and the prevailing attitudes toward the house can we appreciate the great leaps and changes it is-- and always has been-- undergoing. The houses in this book represent new ideas about how to build houses, how they are rooted (and root us) to their locale, and how we use and regard them. The first chapter, "Tectonics," features houses that explore the novel application of materials and building techniques in the domestic realm. Next, "Context" showcases houses that actively engage in their site, drawing inspiration, whether in texture, form, or topography, from their surrounding landscape. Lastly, "Revolutions" addresses the significant shifts our lifestyles have undergone and how the house has responded to them. House features twenty recently built houses that have been designed by some of today's leading architects, including Steven Holl, Toshiko Mori, Alberto Kalach, and Rick Joy. By leading readers to the cutting edge of today's architecture, authors Ho and Barreneche relate today's building trends and hint at what awaits us in the future. Featuring more than 200 color photographs and plans, House is the perfect book for house enthusiasts worldwide.

Architecture, Domestic -- United States.

Architecture -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Architecture, Domestic -- United States -- 20th century.

Barreneche, Raul A.

American houses for the new century

Tectonics : 440 House, Palo ALto, California / Fougeron Architecture ; Palmer-Rose House, Tucson, Arizona / Rick Joy Architect ; Muskoka Boathouse, Lake Muskoka, Ontario, Canada / Shim+Sutcliffe Architects ; Tyler House, Tubac, Arizona / Rick Joy Architect ; GGG House, Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico / Alberto Kalach ; Myers House, Montecito, California / Barton Myers Associates -- Context : Nomentana House, Lovell, Maine / Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects ; Schall House, Phoenix, Arizona / Wendell Burnette Architects ; Casa Negro, Contadero, Mexico City, Mexico / Alberto Kalach and Daniel Alvarez ; House #22, Oxner's Head, Nova Scotia, Canada / Brian MacKay-Lyons Architecture Urban Design ; Michaels-Sisson House, Mercer Island, Washington / Miller/Hull Partnership ; Bartlit House, Castle Pines, Colorado / Lake/Flato Architects -- Revolutions : Y-House, Catskills, New York / Steven Holl Architects ; Valley Center House, San Diego, California / Genik Daly ; Cohen House, Casey Key, Osprey, Florida / Toshiko Mori Architect ; Su Mei Yu House, La Jolla, California / Public Art and Architecture ; Pennsylvania house, Media, Pennsylvania / Wesley Wei Architects ; Carlson-Reges House, Los Angeles, California / RoTO Architects ; Residence and gallery, Western Massachusetts / Kennedy & Violich Architecture ; Keenan Tower House, Fayetteville, Arkansas / Marlon Blackwell.

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