Glass houses /

Glass houses /

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Imprint:	London ; New York : Phaidon Press Limited, 2023.
Description:	239 pages : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Architect-designed houses. Architecture, Domestic. Glass construction. Architect-designed houses -- Pictorial works. Glass construction -- Pictorial works. Architecture, Domestic -- Pictorial works. Architect-designed houses. Architecture, Domestic. Glass construction. Pictorial works. Illustrated works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13310323

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Other authors / contributors:	Heid, Andrew, writer of introduction.
ISBN:	1838667504 9781838667504
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	Glass Houses presents 50 stunning architect designed homes that utilize glass to maximum effect. The international selection includes early modernist houses from the 1930s, such as Philip Johnson's Glass House and Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, and glamorous mid-century LA villas like Pierre Koenig's Case Study #22, alongside outstanding contemporary examples, where new innovations have made even more daring glass structures possible. Each house is celebrated with awe-inspiring photographs that showcase the dynamic, light-filled living spaces that only glass can deliver.

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Summary:	An inspiring collection of 50 spectacular houses built almost entirely from glass Glass Housespresents 50 stunning architect designed homes that utilize glass to maximum effect. The international selection includes early modernist houses from the 1930s, such as Philip Johnson's Glass House and Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, and glamorous mid-century LA villas like Pierre Koenig's Case Study #22, alongside outstanding contemporary examples, where new innovations have made even more daring glass structures possible. Each house is celebrated with awe-inspiring photographs that showcase the dynamic, light-filled living spaces that only glass can deliver. Features homes in: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK, USA, and Vietnam Features architects including: Tatiana Bilbao, Lina Bo Bardi, Ofis Arhitekti, Herzog & de Meuron, Hiroshi Nakamura, Kazuyo Sejima, Philip Johnson, Mecanoo, John Lautner, Richard Rogers, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	239 pages : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	1838667504 9781838667504