- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (Mar 15 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 156898524X
- ISBN-13: 978-1568985244
- Product Dimensions: 28 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 748 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #508,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Compiling photographs from 40 of the world's most innovative houses, this coffee-table book attempts to "open people's minds... to the potential of residential architecture." Divided into five rather vague categories-Conditions, Materials, Environment, Budget and Aesthetics-this volume presents homes that boldly challenge traditional conceptions of design. For example, the bizarre Natural Ellipse building in Tokyo, described as "two apartments 'vacuum packed' in a gleaming white skin," resembles an enormous egg, and one house in southeast England is economically made of rubber. These creations are nicely captured in numerous color photographs, but the introductions that accompany them are less successful. ("Ever since his decision to move out of the cave and get on the property ladder, man has sought out materials to build with," reads the characteristically banal intro to the "Materials" section). The book's design also detracts from the architectural wonder of these homes: the photographs are rarely given the full page that they deserve and are instead crowded by descriptions and blueprint sketches. The projects themselves, though, are creative and often over-the-top, like the glass house in Kent that's designed seamlessly within a plant nursery and the wonderfully innovative "Elemental Housing" project, a colorful solution to low-cost housing in the slums of Chile. This volume will no doubt interest architecture aficionados, but it falls short of being a fascinating introduction to the wonders of new modern design. 300 color illustrations.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Description
Featured here are 40 residential projects, organized into five thematic chapters. Each property showcases innovative or radical design elements that push the norm of domestic architecture. The case studies include Ushida Findlay's Grafton New Hall, Rafael Vinoly's Piano House and Ahadu Abaineh's Tree House in Ethiopia. A wealth of colour photography and drawings of exteriors and interiors is also included.
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Good not great, Mar 6 2008
By Mark R. Hassed "Deep Thinker" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Modern House (Paperback)
It's fun to look at nice houses on the cutting edge of design and this book contains plenty of those. The downside is that you don't get to see each house in much detail and the book contains a number of concept houses that are just mock-ups and haven't been built.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE, April 7 2006
By Shannon Deason - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Modern House (Paperback)
Mr. Jones really needs to give his photographer a bonus because his images really make this book, not that the text is not well thought and out and researched. Most of these homes are just spectucular, I love the use of glass, steel, and rich woods, it's so clean and elegant. You really come away with a new appreciation of current architectural styles as you puruse this wonderful book. Frankly, I could not live in many of these homes, but all of them radiate beauty and inovation. Highly recommended, if for no other reason than to get some ideas for your own home, uh, but you better have some stock in Apple.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Contemporary and very different modern designs by top designers and firms, Aug 11 2005
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Modern House (Paperback)
Contemporary and very different modern designs by top designers and firms are the profile of Will Jones' The New Modern House, which packs in color photos of all kinds of structures, from seaside homes to complex, multifaceted layouts for flat landscapes. Accompanying discussions survey architectural intentions and design options, but it's the photos which capture attention.
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