The New Old House: Historic & Modern Architecture Combined
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (999 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1419724045 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A book that deftly stresses the best-of-both-worlds approach that underlies a tasteful renovation."
These projects address such timely factors as sustainability, multiculturalism, preservation, and style, and demonstrate the unique beauty and elegance that comes from the interweaving of modernity and history.. The New Old House presents 18 private historic homes, from North America to Europe, and traces the ingenious ways architects have revitalized and refreshed them for a new generation. Most of the renovations occurred in the last decade, but all of the homes have origins reaching back into the past, in some cases hundreds of years. Projects and firms featured include Greenwich House, Allan Greenberg; Longbranch, Jim Olson; Astley Cast
Adam Yarinsky said beautiful photographic documentation of each project. Architecture is fundamentally relational; its significance emanates from its engagement with the world. This includes its physical context, or site; its social context, or program; and its material context, or construction. Cutting across all of these broad categories is architecture’s relationship to time at every increment of experience: from the momentary duration of the body. "A Literate and Visually Stunning Book" according to Scott. This beautiful book is about more than architecture – it’s about what home means. Marc Kristal is clearly a gifted writer and natural storyteller, and what he does is tell the stories of how architects didn’t just reinvent the old houses featured in this book, they reimagined how they could become homes again, for real people. After reading the stories that accompany. "Wonderful" according to fredwooch. I loved this book. First of all it it absolutely beautiful -- perfect for a coffee table in any home or office. But more than just gorgeous, it is enjoyable, thoughtful, and knowledgeable about renovating older houses or apartments with a modern eye, while maintaining the integrity of the original structure. Marc Kristal clearly knows his architectural history and theory, but unlike m