Dominic Bradbury - Maison de référence: De 1900 à nos jours - 2009

Reference House
From 1900 to today

Edited by Dominic Bradbury
Photographs by Richard Powers

This book offers an extraordinary overview of architectural masterpieces from the last century to the present day, presenting important projects by masters such as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies van der Rohe, as well as by contemporary architects like Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas, and Herzog & de Meuron. These internationally renowned houses, in a wide variety of styles, share a common thread: sensitivity to site and context, attention to materials, respect for local building traditions, and meticulous attention to the clients’ wishes. Each, however, is the result of a unique approach that makes it revolutionary and radical for its era. Each house has a story, and this book reveals the adventures, sometimes intimate, of these extraordinary dwellings, of their architects and their clients.

Original texts, concise and clear, high-quality photographs, some of which were created especially for this book, and a large number of floor plans and drawings provide precise documentation. A bibliography, practical information and a list of houses classified by architectural style complete the book. Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau, high-tech, modernist or minimalist, these buildings that left their mark on every continent and throughout the 20th century will captivate and inspire students, architecture professionals, design enthusiasts and those who dream of one day building their own house.

Bradbury D., Powers R.; Reference House: From 1900 to today. Hardcover, dust jacket, 29x27 cm, 352 pages, French language. Editions du Chêne, 2009.

The volume is presented in overall excellent condition. Dust jacket with minor signs of wear. Binding is firmly solid. Interior pages clean with no creases or stains. An excellent copy for collection/reference.